Today, PGD has become an intrinsic part of reproductive medicine and adds to the preventive options offered to couples with a personal or family history of severe hereditary diseases. It is also useful as a tool for improving reproductive options in specific groups of couples with subfertility or increased risk for chromosomally altered embryos.
The future of PGD seeks to integrate new knowledge and developments in high-throughput genetic methodologies, such as next-generation ultrasequencing platforms, together with advances in assisted reproductive techniques (ART) to improve reproductive options for all couples attending assisted reproduction clinics.
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Julio Martín
Expert in clinical and laboratory generic development. Development of new tests and analysis of single gene genetic disorders. Laboratory manager at IVIOMICS and currently working in the IGENOMIX laboratory.
