UK doctors plan country’s first three-person fertilization procedure

The two women reportedly carry genes that cause a condition called MERRF syndrome — a rare disorder affecting the muscles and nervous system that can result in recurrent seizures, movement issues and dementia. The genes that cause the syndrome are transferred to offspring through a mother’s mitochondrial DNA, and that’s where mitochondrial replacement therapy comes …

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