?1,500 ‘genetic MoT’ will let couples screen babies for ALL hereditary diseases

Couples may soon be given the option of screening embryos for all genetic diseases after a revolutionary breakthrough by British scientists.

A ‘universal test,’ which will allow prospective parents at risk of passing on gene defects to conceive healthy children with IVF, is understood to be nearing completion.

The test can identify the genetic defects behind conditions such as muscular dystrophy, cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease.

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