Procedures
karyomapping
Karyomapping
Karyomapping is a preimplantation genetic diagnosis technique that creates a family genetic map to help detect possible genetic diseases and harmful mutations that may affect the embryo’s health.
Even if both parents are healthy and do not have these diseases or genetic alterations, the combination of their genetic material—or the combination with donated genetic material—may cause problems for a child. Karyomapping ensures the identification of this possibility through an embryo biopsy and the collection of DNA from the parents or the person donating genetic material, as well as from their ancestors.
These samples may be blood or saliva, and are collected and examined by a medical geneticist, who is responsible for creating the genetic map.
The result is a “molecular barcode” that records each of the inherited chromosomes and makes it possible to identify those carrying any previously investigated mutation.
