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.
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…
The Progress Educational Trust, in partnership with the Scottish Government, brought together a group of experts to cut through the hype and jargon and explain the latest developments in genetics/genomics in the context of assisted conception...
Ovarian tissue grafts are a fertility preservation option for pre-pubertal patients undergoing treatment that could make them infertile. Sara Matthews explains what is holding back more patients in England from being able to access this service…
How would you feel not knowing your parents' real identity? How would you feel knowing your biological father could be a murderer? For some, these are not hypothetical scenarios, so they turn to DNA testing to find out their ancestry...
Australian families who carry serious genetic, mitochondrial or chromosomal disorders are now able to reclaim the cost of preimplantation genetic testing, as well as IVF...
The rapid reduction in cost and increased integration of genomic tools into clinical practice, has led to a renewed interest in pre-conceptional carrier screening as seen in recent Progress Educational Trust events and the annual meeting of ESHRE in June...
23andMe advertises itself on its website as a way to 'meet your genes'. You can send off a spit sample, and for $99-$199, a report based on your genetics will be emailed to you a few weeks later...
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