First UK baby with DNA from three people born after new IVF procedure
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#6BKHQ)
Exclusive: Mitochondrial donation treatment aims to prevent children from inheriting incurable diseases
The first UK baby created with DNA from three people has been born after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure that aims to prevent children from inheriting incurable diseases.
The technique, known as mitochondrial donation treatment (MDT), uses tissue from the eggs of healthy female donors to create IVF embryos that are free from harmful mutations their mothers carry and are likely to pass on to their children.
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