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World-first IVF Trial Reduces Risk Of Babies Inheriting Diseases

IVF Trial Reduces Risk Of Babies
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A new IVF technique using DNA from three people successfully reduced the risk that eight babies inherited genetic diseases from their mothers AFP Eight healthy babies have been born in the UK using a new IVF technique that successfully reduced their risk of inheriting genetic diseases from their mothers, the results of a world-first trial said Wednesday. The findings were hailed as a breakthrough which raises hopes that women with mutations in their mitochondrial DNA could one day have children without passing debilitating or deadly diseases on to the children. One out of every 5,000 births is affected by mitochondrial diseases, which cannot be treated, and include symptoms such as impaired vision, diabetes and muscle wasting.

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