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			<title>Genetic embryo screening service to open in Ireland</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2012/#story_11012</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ An Irish fertility clinic is set to become the first in the country to offer genetic screening and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for serious conditions.  &amp;nbsp;  A new clinic in Dublin, established by the Beacon Medical Group in partnership with UK-based Care Fertility, plans to offer PGD ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Genetic testing of embryos to become legal in Germany</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/07/2011/#story_9237</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The German government has voted for the most liberal of the three options under consideration (see previous news), despite widespread concern that it is an affront to the dignity of human embryos and could reduce social acceptance of disability. However, the chosen option is hardly reckless; the eth ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Germany debates preimplantation genetic diagnosis</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/04/2011/#story_8326</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Germany is considering alternative proposals for a new law on the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).    Three proposed bills were introduced to the Bundestag this month; one would create a legal ban on all use of the technique. The second bill would permit PGD where there is a risk of s ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Call to permit embryo genetic testing in Germany</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2011/#story_7391</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ This statement follows on from a report on the use of predictive genetic testing released by the Leopoldina last year (see previous news) and serves to further emphasise Germany&amp;rsquo;s moves to distinguish clearly between the use of genetic testing for serious medical conditions, and for more trivi ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Babies born following IVF with arrayCGH genetic egg screening</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2010/#story_6008</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The birth of twin girls in Germany and a boy in Italy have now been announced as the first from a pan-European pilot study, conducted by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). The study was a &amp;lsquo;proof-of-principle&amp;rsquo; assessment of the utility of this screening met ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Impact of preimplantaton genetic screening</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2010/#story_5643</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The low success rate of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) &amp;ndash; just over 28% for women under 35 and lower for older women in the UK (see HFEA figures) &amp;ndash; is partly attributable to the failure of aneuploid embryos (those with an abnormal number of chromosomes) to implant properly. Most such embryo ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Inaccurate media portrayal of PGD for 'minor' genetic disorders</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2010/#story_5144</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ 
UK media coverage of plans to expand the list of conditions for which pre-natal genetic diagnosis (PGD) is permissible in the UK implies that some of the disorders are not serious.      The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority&amp;nbsp;(HFEA), which regulates clinics providing prenatal genetic  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Step towards therapeutic cloning for mitochondrial diseases</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2009/#story_4775</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The mitochondria are sub-cellular stuctures that release energy from food to power the cell; they contain small amounts of their own DNA encoding a total of thirteen genes, although around 1500 additional genes that contribute to mitochondrial structure and function are found within the rest of the  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Prenatal genetic screening for cosmetic features</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/03/2009/#story_4507</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Developments in prenatal genetic screening</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2009/#story_4462</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ 

  The first pregnancy following the use of a new prenatal genetic screening technique has been announced by the CARE Fertility Group in Nottingham (see press release). The new technique involves using array comparative genomic hybridisation (array CGH) to screen chromosomes biopsied from the polar ... ]]></description>
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			<title>First UK birth following PGD for hereditary breast cancer</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/01/2009/#story_4445</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The UK media have widely reported on the birth of the first baby following screening by preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to identify embryos carrying an inherited BRCA gene mutation. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) decided in 2006 that PGD inherited predisposition to  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>CGH technique for embryo screening in IVF</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/11/2008/#story_4402</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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The low success rate of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) &amp;ndash; just over 28% for women under 35 and lower for older women in the UK (see HFEA figures) &amp;ndash; is partly attributable to the failure of aneuploid embryos (those with an abnormal number of chromosomes) to implant properly. Most such embr ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Embryo gene mapping technique</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2008/#story_4388</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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A new genetic testing methodology for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been developed by scientists at the Bridge Centre in London (see the Times and the BBC news articles). According to media reports, this new methodology known as karyomapping has been hailed as a breakthrough techniq ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Microarray technology for preimplantation genetic screening</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/07/2008/#story_4277</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ An ethics task force from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) is to investigate the application of DNA chip (microarray) technology in embryo screening. Preimplantation genetic screening is used to identify significant chromosomal abnormalities in embryos created by in  ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Genetic testing and diagnosis - international law comparisons</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/03/2008/#story_3995</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The US Genetics and Public Policy Center has made a new internet resource available; the International Law Search facility allows users to search a database of laws in 16 countries related to human cloning, human genetic modification, and reproductive genetic modification. The database contains info ... ]]></description>
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			<title>PGD for familial hypercholsterolaemia approved</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/12/2007/#story_3947</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has granted a licence to University College Hospital in London, permitting pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an inherited condition typified by very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Italian court ruling favours pre-implantation genetic diagnosis</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2007/#story_3820</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ In Italy, a Sardinian court has ruled that gynaecologist Giovanni Monni must provide pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for a couple who are beta-thalassaemia carriers, the BMJ has reported [Turone F (2007) BMJ 335, 687]. Beta-thalassaemia is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by m ... ]]></description>
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			<title>IVF embryos to undergo screening for early-onset Alzheimer's disease</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/10/2007/#story_3778</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ A UK couple has received approval from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to have their IVF embryos screened or early onset Alzheimer&amp;rsquo;s disease (EOAD). &amp;nbsp;Alzheimer&amp;rsquo;s disease is characterised by adult-onset progressive dementia. The majority of cases are thought t ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Carrier screening for Gaucher disease in Ashkenazi Jews</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/09/2007/#story_3768</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ Type 1 Gaucher Disease (GD) is an autosomal recessive condition caused by mutations in the glucocerebrosidase gene. Symptoms are highly variable but may include anaemia, enlarged spleen, frequent infections, bleeding or bruising, and bone disease. Some individuals have symptomatic disease during ear ... ]]></description>
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			<title>Parliamentary Joint Select Committee report on Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill</title>
			<link>http://www.phgfoundation.org/news/month/08/2007/#story_3567</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[ The UK Parliamentary Joint Select Committee published its report on the Human Tissue and Embryos (Draft) Bill on 1 August 2007. The Committee has gathered an impressive array of evidence, engaged in novel methods of public engagement (see previous news), and has produced a thoughtful and balanced re ... ]]></description>
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