The procedure is aimed at stopping a mother from passing on defective genes in the mitochondria to her child and involves giving a woman an IVF baby with DNA from three individuals.
The first baby created from three genetic parents has been born in the UK.
The procedure, aimed at stopping a mother from passing on defective genes in the mitochondria - tiny power plants in cells that supply energy - to her child, involves giving a woman an IVF baby with DNA from three individuals. The regulator the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority said less than five births had been recorded as a result of mitochondrial transfer procedures.
The Guardian was the first to report on the MDT birth after submitting a freedom of information request to the HFEA. The paper said it understood the pandemic deterred some donors from coming forwards and affected other couples hoping to undergo the therapy.The Newcastle Fertility Clinic was the first to get a licence for 'third-parent' baby therapy
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