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ACMG Asserts Evidence Insufficient for Clinical Utility of Polygenic Risk Scores for Embryo Testing
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The risk of harm to prospective parents or future children outweighs the benefits of preimplantation genetic testing, an ACMG working group said.
ACMG Statement Says Preimplantation Polygenic Risk Testing 'Not Appropriate for Clinical Use' Yet
Overall, the organization remains skeptical of the clinical implementation of PRS testing, pointing to limitations of the tests and a lack of evidence for their clinical utility.
Survey Suggests Polygenic Embryo Screening Has Higher Public Acceptance Than Anticipated
A national survey of more than 6,800 US participants asked about attitudes towards polygenic embryo screening, germline genome editing, and SAT prep courses.
Kindbody Acquires Phosphorus, Plans to Adapt Lab for Fertility Testing
The genetic testing and consumer genomics company will be renamed KindLabs and will provide reproductive health testing for Kindbody's US clinics.
Preimplantation Genetic Testing Could be Informed by Whole-Genome Reconstruction, Study Shows
Researchers demonstrated the potential for reconstructing variant patterns across the genomes of sibling embryos, using the data to estimate polygenic and monogenic disease risk.