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Manage episode 497001521 series 2908617
According to the Cleveland Clinic, mitochondrial diseases are “a group of genetic conditions that affect how mitochondria in your cells produce energy.” They can cause developmental delays in children, profound muscle weakness, hearing loss, blindness, strokes, and heart failure. Those with the worst symptoms die earliest, often before the age of three. Now there’s a way to prevent the transmission of these diseases to the next generation with a new IVF procedure. The children produced in this way will avoid the mitochondrial diseases they would otherwise have inherited. What’s not to like about this news? A good deal, as it turns out.
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Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.
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Manage episode 497001521 series 2908617
According to the Cleveland Clinic, mitochondrial diseases are “a group of genetic conditions that affect how mitochondria in your cells produce energy.” They can cause developmental delays in children, profound muscle weakness, hearing loss, blindness, strokes, and heart failure. Those with the worst symptoms die earliest, often before the age of three. Now there’s a way to prevent the transmission of these diseases to the next generation with a new IVF procedure. The children produced in this way will avoid the mitochondrial diseases they would otherwise have inherited. What’s not to like about this news? A good deal, as it turns out.
About Denison Forum and The Daily Article
Today's Daily Article was written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins. You can read this article on our website. You may also receive it in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.
NOTE: Denison Forum is a fully donor-funded nonprofit ministry. To support our calling, please donate today.
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