What is PGD and who can have it?
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique that enables individuals with a specific inherited condition in their family to avoid passing on this condition to their children. In PGD one or two cells are removed from an embryo at the eight-cell stage and tested for the presence of a specific faulty gene. Only the embryos which are free from the condition will then be transferred. PGD is used to test for conditions such as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia. Read more about PGD. Download a document listing most of the conditions that have been licensed for PGD: • Examples of licensed PGD conditions (26.
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique that enables individuals with a specific inherited condition in their family to avoid passing on this condition to their children. In PGD one or two cells are removed from an embryo at the eight-cell stage and tested for the presence of a specific faulty gene. Only the embryos which are free from the condition will then be transferred. PGD is used to test for conditions such as cystic fibrosis and haemophilia.
