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IOM Report: Mitochondrial Replacement “Ethically Permissible”

A new consensus report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) states that research into mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRT) in which an embryo has genetic information from three people should be allowed to move forward under limited conditions. MRT could allow women with mitochondrial disease to have genetically related children without passing on their mitochondrial DNA. Click for more information.

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A new consensus report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) states that research into mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRT) in which an embryo has genetic information from three people should be allowed to move forward under limited conditions. MRT could allow women with mitochondrial disease to have genetically related children without passing on their mitochondrial DNA. Click for more information.

A new consensus report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) states that research into mitochondrial replacement techniques (MRT) in which an embryo has genetic information from three people should be allowed to move forward under limited conditions. MRT could allow women with mitochondrial disease to have genetically related children without passing on their mitochondrial DNA. Click for more information.

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IOM Report: Mitochondrial Replacement “Ethically Permissible”
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