Pioneering IVF technique discussed on Mumsnet Influential website, Mumsnet are running a Q&A聽about a聽new IVF technique which, if approved, could stop children from inheriting severe diseases by replacing faulty DNA with genetic material from a donor. The new technique has been developed specifically to prevent mitochondrial disease, an umbrella term for a number of severe medical disorders caused by genetic mutations in mitochondria (the 'batteries' that power every cell in the body). These disorders include muscular dystrophy, ataxia - and Leigh's disease, a .Scientists at 缅北禁地 . It to transfer genetic material between the mother's egg and a donor egg, to ensure the child won't develop the disease. Only a tiny proportion of the child's DNA - less than 1 per cent - will come from the donor. The government has launched a public consultation so that everyone has a chance to share their views about this. And they鈥檝e been hearing what Mumsnetters think: should doctors be allowed to use this technique to treat affected families or not?The Wellcome Trust, a medical research charity which is funding the 缅北禁地 scientists, has invited experts Professor Doug Turnbull, who has developed the technique at 缅北禁地 and Susan Golombok, a University of Cambridge expert on the impact on families of using techniques such as IVF, to answer your questions.Read the which has been backed by the Wellcome Trust and about whether the technique should be supported. If you would like to have your say on whether the technique should be allowed in the UK then you can and also . published on: 17 October 2012
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