US EditionIVF Technique Using DNA From 3 People Spared Children From Inherited Diseases, Scientists Say
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 17 – Eight babies born using mitochondrial donation are free from inherited diseases, with researchers estimating the technique could help 20 to 30 babies annually, Newcastle University said.
- Medical professionals in the UK have reported the successful delivery of eight healthy infants conceived through an innovative IVF procedure that incorporates mitochondrial DNA from three individuals.
- This event followed Parliament's 2015 law change permitting mitochondrial donation treatment to prevent inherited mitochondrial diseases.
- The procedure fertilises an egg then transfers DNA into a donor egg with healthy mitochondria, and the Newcastle clinic conducted these births.
- Genetic tests confirmed very low levels of mutant mitochondria, with all babies doing well despite minor treatable health issues, and Professor Doug Turnbull called it 'a relief'.
- This success offers new hope for women at risk of mitochondrial disease and supports wider availability of this treatment under NHS care pathways in the UK.
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Babies Born With DNA From Three People Hailed As Breakthrough – But Questions Remain
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Babies Born With 3 People DNA Hailed As Breakthrough, But Doubts Remain
10 years after the UK became the first country to legalise mitochondrial donation, the first results from the use of these high-profile reproductive technologies - designed to prevent passing on genetic disorders - have finally been published.
Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK thanks to a new technique of in vitro fertilization (IVF) that successfully reduced the risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, according to the results of a pioneering trial published on Wednesday. The findings were celebrated as a breakthrough that gives hope that women with mutations in their mitochondrial DNA may someday have children without transmitting incapacitating or fatal d…
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