Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 20, Issue 8 , Pages 559-563 , August 2010

174th ENMC International Workshop: Applying pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to mtDNA diseases: Implications of scientific advances 19–21 March 2010, Naarden, The Netherlands

  • J. Poulton

      Affiliations

    • Nuffield Dept Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • For correspondence regarding the science we refer to Poulton, for correspondence regarding ethics we refer to Bredenoord.
    • ,
  • A.L. Bredenoord

      Affiliations

    • University Medical Center Utrecht, Julius Center, dept Medical Ethics, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • For correspondence regarding the science we refer to Poulton, for correspondence regarding ethics we refer to Bredenoord.

Received 10 May 2010 ,Accepted 17 May 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2010.05.008

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