In the process of "germination" to "thriving" in scientific research and clinical application, assisted reproductive technology in mainland China has been continuously upgraded, especially in the diagnosis, screening and intervention of genetic diseases. However, with the continuous development and upgrading of technology, there are still some problematic genes that have not been detected for some reasons, which ultimately brings new harm to the families of the parties, and a problem that appeared in Changsha CITIC Xiangya Reproductive Genetics Hospital in 2018 is related to genes.
With the development of IVF technology, the market size of assisted reproductive technology in mainland China is constantly expanding, and at present, the clinical pregnancy rate of assisted reproductive technology in China is about 40%, and the birth rate of live babies has reached 30% to 35%. The data shows that the number of IVF babies in the mainland exceeds 200,000 times a year, becoming the world's largest country in assisted reproductive technology treatment. Insiders broke the news: "In 2018, I did IVF in Changsha Zhongxin Xiangya Reproductive Genetics Hospital, and now the child is three years old, there is mental retardation, developmental delay, walking instability, not being able to talk,,,,, etc., which have been found to be the child's genetic variation, the mutation comes from the sperm bank donor, the hospital has not checked the donor's genetic mutation problem before, there is a serious fault, resulting in the child's intelligence problems." "At present, the incident is being handled, and it is hoped that the relevant parties can take the initiative to take responsibility, minimize the harm to the patient's family, and resolve the contradiction with a positive attitude."
Reports indicate that problems with this gene may cause problems such as difficulty walking and mental retardation. Why didn't the hospital detect the relevant problem before, was it a mistake in the work or? We will wait and see the final outcome of this event.
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