Genetics
Genetics is the branch of biology that studies how biological inheritance is transmitted from parents to children and how our body works. Learn the details of the specialty and the latest avant-garde. The transmission of diseases and what we can do at Instituto Bernabeu to detect them and prevent them from being transmitted to new generations. As well as the new tests and firsts that arise from our lines of research.
Types of diagnostic tests to detect coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
In December 2019, a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was identified in Wuhan (China) as the microorganism responsible for the appearance in humans of severe and lethal pneumonia in some cases, with person-to-person transmission through small droplets […]
IBgen RIF: genetic test for embryo implantation failure
IBgen RIF analyses the variants in genes associated with thrombotic risk, immunological factors and endometrial receptivity and it improves patient prognosis This achievement emanates from over four years of intense research work. IBGen RIF, a […]
Artificial ova and spermatozoa generated using stem cells
Research into and publications about the use of stem cells to generate artificial gametes cells has increased significantly over the last few years. The idea of obtaining ova and spermatozoa – highly complex and specialist […]
A father’s age and its impact on the health of his children
Anyone who works in the field of fertility puts a great deal of time and effort into working out how to improve pregnancy rates. However, significantly less time is spent thinking about the period that follows gestation […]
The option of avoiding serious illnesses in our children: a study on recessive disease carriers
Recessive diseases are hereditary diseases. They are not common but they are often serious and incurable. They have the peculiarity that a person may be a carrier but does have any health issues. It is […]
How can the best spermatozoon for fertilising an egg be selected?
Selection of the spermatozoon capable of fertilising an egg and generating a viable embryo is a subject that has been covered in a great number of studies aiming to provide this question with an answer. […]
IBGen RIF: a genetics test for detecting recurrent pregnancy loss and implantation failure
Instituto Bernabeu has managed to determine which genes cause recurrent pregnancy loss and implantation failure. The findings are the result of four years of research and the clinic’s commitment to helping patients who suffer from infertility […]
Human beings have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) and these chromosomes contain all the genes in the genome. Half of the 46 chromosomes come from our father and the other half come from our mother. Right from […]
What is vaginal flora? Does it affect fertility?
What is vaginal flora? A number of microorganisms consisting of bacteria, viruses and fungi co-habit in the vagina meaning that this area of the body is not sterile. These microorganisms are what are known as […]
What is exome genetic testing? Types of exome genetic tests
The human genome is composed of 20,000 genes. Genes contain information for synthesising all the proteins in our bodies and these proteins carry out various biological functions. The information is contained in regions called exons and they […]