2023-05-12 22:03:37
DECRYPTION – The UK Fertility Authority confirmed this week that children had been born in the country after undergoing ‘mitochondrial replacement therapy’, without giving further details on the medical procedure.
A child from two parents, but with three DNAs: this curious mixture is not the scenario of a science fiction film, but indeed the result of a scientific feat carried out in the United Kingdom. The UK Fertility Authority (HFEA), has confirmed a report revealed by the Guardianot. Without giving a precise figure, the authority announces “ that less than five children were born using a procedure ofmitochondrial donation therapy» in 2023.
This operation consists of modifying the embryonic cell to protect against the risk of developing certain genetic diseases. There is no genetic manipulation of the embryo, deciphers Julie Steffann, doctor at the Necker-Enfant Malade Hospital of the APHP and professor of genetics at the University of Paris Cité. We will simply deposit the cell nucleus from the mother’s sex cells in the cytoplasm of a donor (an oocyte without a nucleus, editor’s note). This cytoplasm contains mitochondria, the powerhouses…
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