الاثنين، 4 يوليو 2016

Fertility experts urge UK to adopt new DNA screening for IVF embryos

Mitochondrial DNA quantification could help doctors select embryos with the best of chance of leading to a pregnancy, research shows

A new technique to genetically screen IVF embryos should be considered for use in the UK, fertility experts say. The call comes after research revealed it could help doctors select embryos that have the best of chance of leading to a pregnancy.

Pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) is more common in the US than the UK, and is used by doctors to flag up embryos with an abnormal number of chromosomes - the main reason why embryos fail to implant in the womb.

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from Pregnancy | The Guardian http://ift.tt/29kUR1S

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