Genetic Diseases

The PGD genetic "probes" we build for our families are custom-designed. This is because your DNA is unique on the planet. The DNA that the two of you mix together to make a baby is also unique in the world. The Genesis Genetics Institute, headed by Mark Hughes, MD, PhD, is known globally for our ability to test for some of the rarest genetic conditions, as well as the more common ones. Couples who are at-risk for essentially any serious inherited disease (we will not test for trivial traits) can reduce this risk to their offspring by working with our team.
http://www.genesisgenetics.org/pages/services.html

Single gene disorders are genetic conditions caused by the alteration or mutation of a specific gene in the affected person?s DNA.
http://www.reproductivegenetics.com/single_gene.html

It is estimated that 1 in 625 individuals in the general population carry a balanced chromosomal translocation.
http://www.reproductivegenetics.com/translocations.html

Aneuploidy is a term used to describe a chromosome problem, such as Down syndrome, that is caused by an extra or missing chromosome
http://www.reproductivegenetics.com/aneuploidy.html

For the first time in the world scientists have succeeded in developing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) from a single cell, or blastomere, of a 4-cell stage embryo, the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology heard on July 9.
http://www.sciencedaily.com:80/releases/2008/07/080709084020.htm