The ethics of preimplantation genetic testing using polygenic scores
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
Involving, or controlled by a single gene. Monogenetic conditions include Huntington's disease and cystic fibrosis.
by Dr Helena Carley and 4 others
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
by Dr Elena Tucker and 1 others
Premature ovarian insufficiency is a relatively common cause of female infertility, leading to a menopause-like state before age 40. Dr Elena Tucker and Professor Andew Sinclair from the Unversity of Melbourne, Australia, explain the advances in understanding the genomic component of this condition...
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…
Genetic variants previously thought to cause premature menopause are unlikely to be solely responsible for the condition, researchers have revealed...
A toddler with a rare condition has become the first child treated in the UK with a life-saving gene therapy. For the family it is bittersweet as only one of their two children can be saved...
by Emma Lamb
A long-running project has provided diagnoses for over 5000 children with rare developmental conditions and has identified 60 new genetic disorders...
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...
The use of polygenic risk scores for embryo selection has come up repeatedly over the past year so I was excited to attend a talk on the subject at the Fertility 2022 conference...
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...
Genomics England has appointed a new chief scientific officer...
BioNews, published by the Progress Educational Trust (PET), provides news and comment on genetics, assisted conception, embryo/stem cell research and related areas.