Polygenic risk scoring of human embryos: a qualitative study of media coverage

Polygenic risk scoring of human embryos: a qualitative study of media coverage

Abstract Background Current preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) technologies enable embryo genotyping across the whole genome. This has led to the development of polygenic risk scoring of human embryos (PGT-P). Recent implementation of PGT-P, including screening for intelligence, has been extensiv...

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Main Authors: Tiny Pagnaer, Maria Siermann, Pascal Borry, Olga Tšuiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Ethics
Qualitative analysis
Media coverage
Preimplantation genetic testing
Polygenic risk scores
Embryo polygenic profiling
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00694-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-021-00694-4

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