US EditionHealthy Babies Born in Britain After Scientists Used DNA to Avoid Genetic Disease
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 19 – The technique has prevented mitochondrial diseases in eight babies born to 22 women carrying faulty genes, with a 36% pregnancy success rate reported by UK researchers.
- Last week, scientists announced that experts at Britain's Newcastle University and Monash University reported the birth of eight healthy babies via mitochondrial donation in the UK, with the babies appearing free of mitochondrial diseases.
- To prevent hereditary diseases, mitochondrial donation in the UK was designed to help women with faulty mitochondrial genes avoid passing conditions like Leigh syndrome.
- Their genetic profiles show that these babies inherit 99.9% of their DNA from their parents and 0.1% from a donor, with one showing self-resolved epilepsy and another a treatable heart rhythm issue experts said is unrelated.
- As of this month 35 patients have been authorized to undergo mitochondrial donation, and experts say the UK must be transparent about its successes and limitations to maintain leadership in reproductive medicine.
- Important questions remain unanswered and more evidence is needed to assess long-term outcomes, while evolving laws and public perception will influence fertility decisions and multiple birth rates in the U.S.
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