The UK has successfully implemented a pioneering IVF technique to prevent mitochondrial diseases, resulting in the birth of eight healthy babies. These infants include four girls and four boys, and all displayed no signs of mitochondrial DNA disease. The technique, known as pronuclear transfer, was developed at Newcastle University and associated hospitals. The treatment has proven effective for women at high risk of transmitting mitochondrial DNA mutations, with mothers reporting undetectable levels of disease-causing DNA in their children.
The findings, reported on July 16 by the Newcastle team who pioneered mitochondrial donation using fertilized human eggs, indicate that the new treatment, known as pronuclear transfer, is effective in reducing the risk of otherwise incurable mitochondrial DNA diseases.
All eight babies show no signs of having mitochondrial DNA disease. The babies, four girls and four boys, including one set of identical twins, were born to seven women at high risk of transmitting serious disease caused by mutations in mitochondrial DNA.
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