PGD
Noun
Meaning
PGD (plural PGDs)
(medicine) Initialism of preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
Examples
Controversy Preimplantation genetic diagnosis Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD or PIGD) refers to genetic profiling of embryos prior to implantation (as a form of embryo profiling), and sometimes even of oocytes prior to fertilization.
In the UK, AIS appears on a list of serious genetic diseases that may be screened for via PGD.
During postings to Borno and Yobe states as correspondent, I enrolled for PGD and Masters Degree in the University of Maiduguri while still reporting.
Currently, PGD can alter some physical and health attributes, and projections for the future power of PGD in its ability to create the ideal human has raised many ethical issues.
Prostaglandin ( PGD 2 ) is the primary cause of the flushing reaction, with serotonin appearing to have a secondary role in this reaction.
Retrieved 8 May 2011 PGS screens for numeral chromosomal abnormalities while PGD diagnosis the specific molecular defect of the inherited disease.