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Principal Investigator of World's First, Prospective Randomized, Multi-Centered PGD Study Cautions `PGD Not Just for Sex Selection!'.

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IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2004

Dr. Lawrence Werlin Presents Findings from PGD Study To Give Media

and Public Accurate Perspective Regarding PGD's Role in Reproductive

Medicine

PGD (Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis) may be getting a bum rap.

Just ask the principal investigator of the world's first prospective, randomized PGD study, Dr. Lawrence Werlin. According to Dr. Werlin, the reputation of PGD is under close scrutiny and needs to be defended.

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