Reproduktionsmedizin. Risiken der Mitochondrien-Ersatztherapie in der Reproduktionsmedizin

Die Mitochondrien-Ersatztherapie (MET) soll es Trägerinnen mitochondrial bedingter Mutationen ermöglichen, gesunde, aber genetisch „eigene“ Kinder zu bekommen. In Großbritannien wurde diese Methode Anfang dieses Jahres vom Parlament für die Klinik zugelassen. Und das obwohl in wissenschaftlichen Kreisen Risiken der MET diskutiert werden.

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