Manual of Cytogenetics in Reproductive Biology

Pankaj Talwar VSMProfessor and Head, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Assisted Reproductive Technologies Centre, INHS Asvini, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Section 1: Basics of Genetics and Genetics Laboratory Structure of DNAChromosome Nomenclature and Cell DivisionMicroscopes in Assisted Reproductive TechnologyThe Cell Cycle and Cell DivisionCell Section 2: Investigative Cytogenetics CytogeneticsPolymerase Chain ReactionHuman ChromatinMolecular Techniques in Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis Section 3: Applied Cytogenetics DNA Fragmentation and Pregnancy LossCytogenetics of Infertile WomenCloningPremature Ovarian Failure: A Chronic Debilitating Condition of WomanhoodGenetics and Male InfertilitySperm DNA Damage Assessment: Techniques and Relevance in Male Infertility DiagnosticsPatterns of InheritanceEpigeneticsInborn Errors of MetabolismMale Infertility and CytogeneticsCytogenetics in Recurrent MiscarriagesChromosomal Polymorphic Variants and Reproductive OutcomeOocyte and Maternal Inheritance Section 4: Cytogenetics: Recent Advances Cell Sorting in Genomics: Beginners’ GuideGene TherapyRecombinant DNA TechnologyBlot TestsWhole Genome Amplification and CGH: Recent Molecular Biology Techniques in CytogeneticsSoluble Human Leukocyte Antigen-G: Embryology in the Era of ProteomicsRole of Centrosome in Fertilization and Beyond in Assisted ReproductionHuman Genome Project Section 5: Preimplantation Cytogenetics Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: A ReviewPreimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in Assisted Reproductive Technology Section 6: Prenatal Cytogenetics: Clinical Applications Prenatal CytogeneticsPrenatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome and other Chromosomal Disorders and Counseling for Abnormal Serum Marker AnalytesCommon Genetic Syndromes in Clinical PracticeAssisted Reproductive Technology and Genetic Counselling