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Genes, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Trans-illumination

Renuka P Dias1 Centre for Rare Diseases & Personalised Medicine, School of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK;2 Department of Endocrinology, Birmingham Children‘s Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK
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Eamonn R Maher1 Centre for Rare Diseases & Personalised Medicine, School of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, College of Medical & Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK;3 West Midlands Regional Genetics Service, Birmingham Women‘s Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, UK.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 331-340 | Published online: 11 Jun 2013

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