A technique that can enable people to avoid passing gene mutations, and therefore disease predisposition, on to their children. It involves testing the genes of embryos created through IVF. Also known as PGD: preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
It is crucial to focus not just on scientific concerns about PGT-P, but also on broader potential consequences for those who could be impacted by the technology, explains Maria Siermann...
A timely conversation focused on the bioethical concerns wrapped up in the clinical use of polygenic embryo screening...
Doctors and lawyers got together to discuss the intricacies of the impact of the overturning of Roe v Wade on reproductive healthcare in the USA…
The most northerly fertility clinic offering NHS funded PGT-M and PGT-SR in England is in Nottingham. This means there are now around 100 patients residing in the north of England who are unable to access the NHS fertility services they need locally to avoid transmitting a genetic condition to their children…
Academics from Oxford University discuss the ethics surrounding preimplantation genetic screening tests, including the use of polygenic risk scores...
A California fertility clinic is being sued for allegedly transferring an embryo carrying a gene that causes deadly stomach cancer and then attempting to cover up its mistake...
This book aims to link medical genetics and the law, and hopes to educate readers in all aspects of genetics that are of current relevance, and to indicate potential problems in the present and in the future. Here is Dr Eleanor Taylor's review of the book...
Eligibility criteria for NHS-funded IVF in Wales is being consulted on until 17 February 2023, alongside policy for pre-implantation genetic testing-monogenic disorders (PGT-M)...
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...
Guidance for clinical practice from the Joint Committee on Genomics in Medicine on the ethical issues that can arise in prenatal genetic testing has been published. Here its authors review the key points...
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