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A sperm donor put 200 children at risk of cancer

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Sperm donor with hidden cancer gene fathers nearly 200 kids, families blindsided

European fertility clinics used cancer-causing sperm for 17 years, prompting urgent calls for genetic screening reforms and international donor limits.

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At least 197 children were fathered by sperm donor with cancer-causing gene. Some have already died

Sperm donor with rare cancer mutation fathered nearly 200 children in Europe

Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene fathered close to 200 kids

A sperm donor who had a genetic mutation that was linked to an increased risk to developing cancer fathered at least 197 children across Europe.

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Sperm donor fathered 200 children - including some in UK - without knowing he had cancer-causing genetic mutation which has already claimed some children's lives

Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children

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For the First Time, Mutations in a Single Gene Have Been Linked to Mental Illness

Research links variations in the gene GRIN2A to a higher risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of mental illness.

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Mutations in Mitochondrial Genes Ameliorate Pathology in Friedreich’s Ataxia Model

Their data suggests that tweaking the expression of FDX2 could make up for the loss of frataxin, the protein tied to FA's development.

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Genetic Mutation Could Pave the Way for Self-Fertilizing Cereal Crops and a Revolution in Agriculture

In laboratory experiments, the researchers successfully engineered this change in barley and found that the mechanism worked there as well.