New In Vitro Fertilisation based technique to lead to normal pregnancies found

Q.  New IVF technique is likely to lead to normal pregnancies and reduce risks that babies born will have mitochondrial disease. What is it called?
- Published on 13 Jun 16

a. Early pronuclear transfer
b. Late pronuclear transfer
c. Central pronuclear transfer
d. Middle pronuclear transfer

ANSWER: Early pronuclear transfer
 
A new In Vitro fertilisation based technique is likely to cause normal pregnancies and lower the risk of babies being born with mitochondrial disease.
  • Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Mitochondrial disease conducted the first in-depth analysis of human embryos created using a new technique designed to reduce the risk of mothers passing on a debilitating, life-limiting mitochondrial disease to their children.
  • The new technique, called 'early pronuclear transfer', involves transplanting the nuclear DNA from a fertilised egg into a donated egg, which contains healthy mitochondria, on the day of fertilisation.

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