Creating a Stem Cell Donor: A Case Study in Reproductive Genetics

, During the nearly 10 years since its introduction, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been used predominantly to avoid giving birth to a child with identified genetic disease. Recently, PGD was used by a couple not only to test IVF-created embryos for genetic disease, but also to test for...

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Authors: Kahn, Jeffrey P (Author) ; Mastroianni, Anna C (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2004
In: Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
Year: 2004, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-96
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Summary:, During the nearly 10 years since its introduction, preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has been used predominantly to avoid giving birth to a child with identified genetic disease. Recently, PGD was used by a couple not only to test IVF-created embryos for genetic disease, but also to test for a nondisease trait related to immune compatibility with a child in the family in need of an hematopoetic stem cell transplant. This article describes the case, raises some ethical and policy issues, highlights gaps in U.S. policy, and finally makes some recommendations for addressing advancing genetic and reproductive technologies.
ISSN:1086-3249
Contains:Enthalten in: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/ken.2004.0017