Dr. Andy Huang speaks with Katrin Ericson presenting information on the role of genetic testing and IVF for parents who want to have children despite the risks associated with heritable disease such as blood cancer. You can learn more about genetic testing for gene defects on our website.…
According to an article in the Washington Post a government advisory committee began debating a new technique that combines DNA from three people to create embryos free of certain inherited diseases.
The two-day meeting of the Food and Drug Administration panel is focused on a procedure that scientists think could help women who carry DNA mutations for conditions such as …
Ar article in the February 4, 2014 edition of the New York Times outlines ethical questions facing couples who have a family history of a genetic disease and choose to have preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) with transfer of unaffected embryos (non-carriers.
Genetic testing of embryos has been around for more than a decade, but its use has soared in recent …
This is one of a series of news items from abstracts of studies presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as complied by Dr. David Meldrum, Scientific Director of Reproductive Partners. We appreciate the enormous amount of work it takes to compile and comment on these abstracts.
Two oral presentations of interest to women …
RPMG's Dr. Arthur Wisot was quoted in the January 30th issue of the National Enquirer.
In an article alleging that O.J. Simpson claims his is Khloe Kardashian's father, Dr. Wisot explained that it's possible for a black man to father a person that is light-skinned. Actually the genetics of physical features involves many genes and is very complex and random.…
