In the UK, the first child created using genetic information (DNA) from three people was born. This new in vitro fertilization technology, Treatment of mitochondrial donation, wants to prevent the transmission of incurable hereditary diseases from parents to children.
In accordance with The keeperThis method involves removing parts of an egg from a healthy donor to create embryos free of genetic mutations that can cause disease in children.
Even though the baby has three parents, because it has genetic information from three people, the researchers say that 99.8% of the DNA comes from the father and mother.
This new technique was developed by doctors at the Newcastle Fertility Center to try to help mothers with mitochondria were able to give birth to healthy children. According to doctors, this genetic mutation is completely inherited from the mother.
The procedure was approved by the British Parliament in 2015 and two years later Newcastle Fertility Center was licensed to perform the procedure. In 2018, the first cases were approved. At least 30 cases have been approved so far.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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