Attitudes of sperm, egg and embryo donors and recipients towards genetic information and screening of donors

• Main Authors: David J. Amor (Author), Annabelle Kerr (Author), Nandini Somanathan (Author), Alison McEwen (Author), Marianne Tome (Author), Jan Hodgson (Author), Sharon Lewis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Gamete and embryo donors undergo genetic screening procedures in order to maximise the health of donor-conceived offspring. In the era of genomic medicine, expanded genetic screening may be offered to donors for the purpose of avoiding transmission of harmful genetic mutations. T...