How can the transmission of genetic diseases to children be avoided?

INA-  SOURCES

The Russian academic, Sergei Kutsev, announced that contemporary medicine allows preventing the emergence of genetic diseases in a child, even if both parents carry the “bad” genes.

He says, “The first option is in vitro fertilization, which includes conducting a genetic test before the implantation process. When the embryo consists of several cells, a number of them can be taken by a precise device without any consequences for the fetus, to be sure that there are no mutations in certain genes. According to the Russia Today website.

He adds, and if the family has previously given birth to a child suffering from a genetic disease and the molecular cause of this disease is known, it becomes easier to prevent it in the second child, as a number of embryos are taken in artificial insemination centers, from each of which several cells are taken to conduct molecular genetic tests before implantation and selection of the free From mutations to implantation.

The second option for prevention is prenatal diagnosis at an early stage of fetal development after 12-13 weeks. Where chorionic villi are taken from the fetus from what surrounds it. And scan for mutations. If present, the final decision on whether to continue or terminate the pregnancy rests solely with the parents.


SOURCE: middle east 24