UK Births of Healthy 'Three-Parent' Babies Using Pioneering IVF to Prevent Diseases
TL;DR
In the UK, a pioneering IVF technique involving mitochondrial donation has successfully resulted in the birth of eight healthy children, offering a new hope for women at risk of passing on mitochondrial genetic diseases, with ongoing monitoring and potential for wider adoption.
- 8 Healthy ‘Three-Parent’ Babies Born in UK Using Pioneering IVF Technique Gizmodo
- Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease BBC
- Three-person IVF technique spared children from inherited diseases, scientists say Reuters
- How a third parent's DNA can prevent an inherited disease NPR
- Healthy babies born from DNA of three people to prevent inherited diseases NBC News
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