Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK following a groundbreaking IVF procedure that uses DNA from three parents to combat mitochondrial diseases. The mothers, at high risk due to mitochondrial mutations, were able to deliver without showing signs of inherited disorders. This development follows legal changes in 2015 and a pioneering license granted in 2017 to a Newcastle University clinic. The births are viewed as a significant advancement in reproductive technology, with ongoing pregnancies still being monitored.
Doctors in the UK have successfully delivered eight healthy babies through a pioneering IVF procedure utilizing DNA from three individuals to prevent mitochondrial diseases.
The births, including a set of identical twins, have shown no signs of the dangerous mitochondrial disorders that the mothers were at risk of passing on.
Mitochondrial diseases stem from mutations in the mitochondrial DNA inherited solely from the mother, impacting vital organs and presenting early in childhood.
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