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Reproduction & Fertility · Recorded milestone

Embryo genetic testing

Recorded year1990

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis screens IVF embryos for disease.

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In vitro fertilisationRecorded · 1978enables
PCRRecorded · 1983enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.