Oligodendroglia
Oligodendroglia t1_ivrjp5j wrote
Reply to comment by LoverlyRails in In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth by 29PiecesOfSilver
They are usually able to detect the mutated gene from the mother via genetic sequencing and the same with the father, so they can determine exactly where the mutation occurs in both sets of DNA. They then build a probe to detect this mutation on a small sample of the embryo. The only time I’ve heard of the probe failing is if the parents were closely related. So it’s likely that they can do this via IVF. Source: did IVF with genetic testing for an autosomal recessive disease
Oligodendroglia t1_ivt388b wrote
Reply to comment by zebediah49 in In a first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth by 29PiecesOfSilver
Yes, absolutely. IVF is not cheap and unfortunately insurance does not cover it most of the time (in the US). The genetic testing on top of the IVF for my case was an additional $6,800. Typically a round of IVF could cost anywhere from 15-25k, depending on medications, clinic, additional surgical procedures, etc. it’s not very accessible in the US.