Laboratory Genetics in Minnesota

Publications from the Fertility Testing Laboratory

Full Publications
Abstracts

The Fertility Testing Laboratory published 5 papers, 1 book chapter and 4 abstracts during 2001.

Full Publications

Thornhill, A.R., McGrath, J.A. , Braude, P. , Eady, R., and Handyside, A.H. (2001) A Comparison Of Different Lysis Buffers To Assess Allele Dropout From Single Cells For Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. Prenatal Diagnosis 21, 490-497.

Dumesic, D.A., Famuyide, A., Damario, M.A., Session, D.R., Lesnick, T.G., Thornhill, A.R. and McNeilly, A.S. (2001) Ovarian Morphology and Serum Hormone Markers as Predictors of Ovarian Follicle Recruitment by Gonadotropins for In Vitro Fertilization. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 86, 2538-2543.

G. Daniels, R. Pettigrew, P.R. Braude, A.R. Thornhill, C. Black, S. Abbs, C. Mathew, H. Bickerstaff, A. Lashwood, F.A. Flinter, A.H. Handyside (2001) Six Unaffected Livebirths Following Preimplantation Diagnosis For Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Molecular Human Reproduction 7, 995-1000.

Garagna, S. Zuccotti, M., Thornhill, A.R., Fernandez-Donoso, R., Berrios, S., Capanna, E., Redi, C. (2001) Alteration of nuclear architecture in male germ cells of chromosomally derived subfertile mice. Journal of Cell Science 114: 4429-4434.

Geraedts, J., Handyside, A., Harper, J., Liebaers, I., Sermon, K., Staessen, C., Thornhill, A., Viville, S., Wilton, L. (2001) Genetische Praimplantationsdiagnostik in Europa. Journal Fur Fertilitat und Reproduktion 4, 7-13.

Harper, J. and Thornhill, A.R. (2001) Embryo Biopsy. In Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis pp.141-163. (Eds. Harper, J., Delhanty, J.D.A. and Handyside, A.H.) Wiley and Sons, UK.

Abstracts

Dumesic, D.A., Famuyide, A., Damario, M.A., Session, D.R., Lesnick, T.G., Thornhill, A.R. and McNeilly, A.S. Insulin Response to Oral Glucose Tolerance Testing (OGTT) Compliments 3-Dimensional Transvaginal Ultrasonography (3D-TVUS) in Predicting Numbers of Oocytes Retrieved after Gonadotropin Stimulation for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). Society for Gynecologic Investigation.

Famuyide, A., Session, D., Damario, M., Thornhill, A., Hammitt, D., Dumesic, D. (2001) Three dimensional transvaginal ultrasonography for ovarian follicle number predicts number of mature oocytes retrieved during IVF. J Ultrasound Med 20:S1-S154 2001[S:68 No.1515].

Meyer R, Thornhill A, Walker D, Session D, Dewald G: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Validation of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to determine the sex of human preimplantation embryos. Association of Genetic Technologists Meeting. Minneapolis. June 2001.

Damario MA, Hammitt DG, Thornhill AR, Stevens SA, Session DR, Dumesic DA. Long-term results of an oocyte donation program which utilizes cryopreserved embryos exclusively. American Society for Reproductive Medicine.