US EditionHealthy babies born in Britain after scientists used DNA from three people to avoid genetic disease
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 16 – The UK trial shows eight babies born free of mitochondrial disease using three-person IVF, reducing mutated mitochondrial DNA by up to 100%, researchers report.
- Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent genetic diseases, according to doctors.
- Parents expressed joy and relief after a long wait for healthy babies, stating, 'After years of uncertainty this treatment gave us hope- and then it gave us our baby.'
- The technique, which has been legal for a decade, is now proven to help children be born free of incurable mitochondrial disease.
- Researchers noted that while the technology reduces risks, it does not eliminate the chance of passing on pathogenic DNA variants.
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The goal was to screen out dangerous genetic diseases inherited from the mother's side. So far, it seems to have succeeded.
The 'three parent' IVF technique is a revolutionary step that can prevent serious diseases from being passed from mother to child. The birth of eight healthy children is proof of its success. Although ethical questions remain, this technique can give new life to generations.
Several children with three parents were born in the United Kingdom and were produced in the laboratory to prevent an inherited disease.
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