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embryo biopsy
Procedure performed in assisted reproduction treatments in which one or more cells are removed from an embryo, the blastomeres, in order to analyze its DNA and search for any genetic alteration or chromosomal abnormality. It is also known as embryonic biopsy; embryo cell biopsy. The procedure is typically performed as part of preimplantation genetic testing (PGT). 
Grammatical category Noun
Field Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Level of specialization High
Definition source Reproducción Asistida ORG
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Variants
Synonym
embryo cell biopsy
Formal
embryonic biopsy
Formal
Hypernym
preimplantation genetic testing procedure
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

biopsia embrionaria

Valenciano

biòpsia embrionària
Associated concepts
Type of
micromanipulation in ART; preimplantation genetic testing procedure; embryology laboratory procedure
May cause
embryo selection for transfer; identification of aneuploidy; identification of monogenic disease; identification of chromosomal structural rearrangement; discarding or non-transfer of affected embryos
Caused by
indication for PGT-A; indication for PGT-M; indication for PGT-SR; suspicion or known risk of inherited disease
Is accompanied by
embryo culture; assisted hatching; cell removal; genetic laboratory analysis; embryo cryopreservation; embryo transfer; clinical counselling
Examples
Embryo biopsy is performed widely to obtain genetic material from the embryo in order to obtain chromosomal, genetic and genomic results.
This DNA analysis, conducted on material acquired from an embryo biopsy before transfer, facilitates the identification of chromosomally normal embryos.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
 day-3 | day-5 | D5/D6 || whole || trophectoderm || first | actual embryo biopsy
WITH NOUNS
embryo biopsy results || embryo biopsy technique | embryo biopsy techniques || embryo biopsy strategy | embryo biopsy strategies || embryo biopsy confirmation rate | embryo biopsy cost || embryo biopsy material

WITH VERBS
perform | compare | study | analyse || abandon | criticize | compromise || facilitate | represent embryo biopsy