A leap of faith? An interview study with professionals on the use of mitochondrial replacement to avoid transfer of mitochondrial diseases

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1256-1262

  Hens, Kristien ^a   Dondorp, Wybo ^b   De Wert, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ethics; interview; mitochondrial disease; mitochondrial DNA; nuclear transfer

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METABOLIC DISORDER; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICIAN; SCIENTIST; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MITOCHONDRION; OOCYTE; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OOCYTES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84929761901     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev056     Document Type: Article

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