Array-Comparative-Genomic-Hybridization (Acgh) Based Preimplantation-Genetic-Diagnosis (PGD) for Balanced Translocation Carriers Improves both Diagnostic and Pregnancy Rates Compared to Fluorescent-In-Situ-Hybridization (FISH) and Polymerase-Chain-Re

Tali Mishael^1#, Talia Eldar-Geva^1,3#, Sharon Zeligson^2#, Rachel Beeri², David A Zeevi², Paul Renbaum², Orit Lobel², Yafa Nevo², Raphael Ron- El⁴, Ehud J Margalioth¹, Ephrat Levy-Lahad^2,3 and Gheona Altarescu^2,3*

¹Reproductive Endocrinology and Genetics Unit, IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

²Medical Genetics Institute, 'ZOHAR' PGD Lab, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

³Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

⁴IVF and Infertility Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Zerifin, Israel

^#Contributed equally to this work

^*Corresponding Author: Gheona Altarescu, Medical Genetics Institute, 'ZOHAR' PGD Lab, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, Tel: 97226666435, Fax: 97226666935 Email: