First baby born in mitochondrial donation for infertility trial
A baby conceived via IVF using genetic information from three people has been born to a mother not affected by mitochondrial disease...
Genetic information located within mitochondria, the cell's energy generators, rather than in the nucleus. Mitochondrial DNA is inherited solely through the maternal line, as sperm contribute no mitochondria to the fertilised egg.
A baby conceived via IVF using genetic information from three people has been born to a mother not affected by mitochondrial disease...
by Jen Willows
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It is not every day that we can examine the details of the first use of a new reproductive technology. But the first live birth of a baby following the use of a mitochondrial replacement technique (MRT) in IVF last year gives a window into just this. The
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