Three-person IVF 'may prevent inherited disease'

muriel_volestrangler

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Wed Apr-14-10 08:15 PM
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Three-person IVF 'may prevent inherited disease'

The nuclei from the father's sperm and the mother's egg, which contain the parents' DNA, were removed, leaving behind the faulty mitochondria.

The nuclei were put into another egg from which the nucleus had been removed, but which retained its mitochondria.

This new embryo contained the genes from both parents plus a tiny amount of mitochondrial DNA from the donor egg.
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The law currently prevents the technique being used in fertility treatment. A licence to carry out the study was refused on two occasions before being granted five years ago.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8619533.stm

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Wilms

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Wed Apr-14-10 08:19 PM
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1. Excellent. Maybe we won't die of under-population after all. n/t

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AnnieBW

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Wed Apr-14-10 09:01 PM
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2. Just another horror of British Socialized Medicine!

Actually being able to prevent hereditary diseases!

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