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The future of medicine: scientists have learned how to prevent genetic diseases

'04.08.2017'

Source: with the BBC

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Scientists for the first time were able to rid embryos of defective DNA, which causes fatal heart disease.

This potentially opens the door to preventing 10 000 diseases that are inherited, writes with the BBC.

A team of scientists from the United States and South Korea allowed the embryos to grow for five days before terminating the experiment. The study hints at the future of medicine, but it also raises profound questions as to whether this is morally right.

Science is experiencing a golden age in DNA editing thanks to a new technology. Crispr, called the breakthrough of the year in 2015. Its use in medicine is extensive and includes the idea of ​​eliminating genetic defects that cause hereditary diseases.

American and South Korean scientists have focused on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The disease affects one person from 500 and can lead to sudden cardiac arrest. This is caused by an error in one gene, and anyone who has it has the chance of 50 / 50 passing it on to their children.

In the study described in the journal Nature A genetic repair occurred at the time of conception. Sperm from a person with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was injected into healthy donor eggs along with technology. Crispr to correct the defect. As a result, 72% of embryos managed to get rid of disease-causing mutations.

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