UK doctors to seek permission to create baby with DNA from three people
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#23H23)
Specialists poised to offer mitochondrial replacement therapy if government's fertility regulator approves the treatment
Doctors will seek permission this month to create Britain's first baby from the DNA of three people if the government's fertility regulator approves the treatment for carefully chosen patients.
Specialists in Newcastle are ready to offer mitochondrial replacement therapy (MRT) to women who are in danger of passing on devastating and often fatal genetic disorders to their children. The conditions affect about one in 10,000 births.