Three-parent embryo: The therapeutic future for inherited mitochondrial diseases

J Formos Med Assoc. 2015 Nov;114(11):1027-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.04.007. Epub 2014 Jun 17.

Authors

Hui-Shan Liu¹, Pei-Lun Chu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan.
² Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA. Electronic address: pc4ed@virginia.edu.

PMID: 24951160
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2014.04.007

No abstract available

Keywords: genetics; inherited mitochondrial disease; in vitro fertilization; mitochondria; three-parent embryo.

MeSH terms

DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro / methods*
Humans
Male
Mitochondrial Diseases / embryology*
Mitochondrial Diseases / therapy*

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial