Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 5 , Pages 2017.e5-2017.e9 , November 2008

Dichorionic triamniotic triplet pregnancy with monozygotic twins discordant for trisomy 13 after preimplantation genetic screening: case report

  • Deborah M. Taylor, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Deborah M. Taylor, Ph.D., Lister Fertility Clinic, Lister Hospital, Chelsea Bridge Road, London SW1W 8RH, England (FAX: +44 207 259 9039).
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  • Meen-Yau Thum, M.D.
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  • Hossam Abdalla, M.D.

Received 7 August 2007 ,Revised 28 January 2008 ,Accepted 28 January 2008.

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 D.M.T. has nothing to disclose. M-Y.T. has nothing to disclose. H.A. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00194-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.095

Fertility and Sterility
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