UK widens pre-implantation embryonic screening
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has decided to relax its rules on pre-implantation screening of embryos. Yesterday, it announced that it will consider applications for tissue-typing in the very rare cases where a sibling could be saved from serious illness or death from a disease through transplantation of matched tissue.