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Mitochondrial replacement therapy: the UK and US regulatory landscapes
3 Oct 2016
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On October 29, 2015, the United Kingdom's regulations on mitochondrial donation (UK 2015 Regulations) came into force.1 This amendment to the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (the ‘HFE Act’) allows the use of mitochondrial donation techniques as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. Mitochondrial replacement therapies (MRT) aim at preventing the transmission of mitochondrial disease from a...
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