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Controversial technique appeals to women with mitochondrial diseases


 

AT A MEETING OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

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The IOM, which is studying the ethical and social policy considerations associated with mitochondrial replacement therapy at the request of the Food and Drug Administration, will hold several more public meetings before issuing a consensus report in early 2016. The regulation of human cells used in therapies that involve the transfer of genetic material “by means other than the union of gamete nuclei” is regulated by the FDA.

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