A person who carries a gene mutation that can cause a genetic condition.
The carrier may be unaffected by the genetic condition, but can pass on the mutated gene to their children, who could be affected.
The British Fertility Society has issued new guidance which provides direction on genetic testing in gamete donation in the UK...
The first session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – explored the growing use of expanded carrier screening...
The fifth session of 'What Does Genomics Mean for Fertility Treatment?' – the 2025 Annual Conference of PET – brought together clinical, scientific and ethical perspectives on the relationship between genomics and donor conception...
This event, hosted by the British Society for Genetic Medicine, featured two talks by clinical experts on preconception carrier screening followed by an opportunity for questions...
A blood test has been developed that can rapidly diagnose thousands of rare genetic diseases in babies and children suspected of having a rare disease...
Eight percent of UK adults have the same risk of heart disease due to cumulative polygenic changes as carriers of a single rare mutation, according to a study...
Screening gamete donors could reduce transmission of recessive genetic conditions, but also gives rise to new and ethically sensitive questions for recipients, clinicians and donors...
The third session of the PET 2023 Annual Conference 'Challenges and Changes: What's Happening Across Europe?' brought together three eminent speakers working in reproductive medicine, fertility preservation and ethics…
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