Clinic to screen embryos for cystic fibrosis

A leading Irish fertility clinic is to begin screening embryos for cystic fibrosis (CF) to help couples facing difficult family planning choices.

Clinic to screen embryos for cystic fibrosis

The Cork Fertility Centre has been licensed by the Irish Medicines Board to carry out embryo biopsy as part of its new pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) treatment.

It will be used to identify embryos with Ireland’s most common genetic disease and select ones which are “safe” to transfer as part of the various forms of IVF.

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