Mitochondrial Donation – Resources

 

• • • • • The Mito Foundation Position Statement
          AMDF, February 2018 – Our full statement regarding mitochondrial donation.
        • The Mito Foundation Mitochondrial Donation Fact Sheet
          AMDF, December 2016 – A fact sheet about mitochondrial donation
        • The Mito Foundation Mitochondrial Donation Briefing Pack
          AMDF, February 2016 – A quick and printable guide to mitochondrial donation

 

• • • • • UK doctors select first women to have ‘three-person babies’
          The Guardian (UK), 2 February 2018
        • Attitudes of Australian women and/or couples affected by mitochondrial disease towards mitochondrial donation
          Devika Sathe, University of Sydney, 2017
        • Disease-free babies with donor DNA on the way UK experts granted world-first licence for mitochondrial donation IVF
        • AMDF, March 2017
        • The Mito Foundation welcomes HFEA approval of mitochondrial donation in UK
          AMDF, December 2016
        • First successful birth using mitochondrial donation
          BBC, September 2016
        • Scientists find new ‘three parent’ IVF techniques safe in lab tests
          Sydney Morning Herald, June 2016
        • Study into Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy Appears to Answer Key Questions of DNA Compatibility
          Mitochondrial Disease News, May 2016
        • ‘Three-parent IVF’ needed
          The Australian, September 2015
        • Decision to allow ‘three-person IVF’ should be welcomed
          The Conversation, February 2015
        • Mitochondrial Donation – How Many Women Could Benefit?
          New England Journal of Medicine, February 2015
        • Oh, Baby
          The Economist, February 2015
        • Parliament should approve regulations for mitochondrial donation
          The Guardian, January 2015  – an article written for The Guardian supporting the UK decision to legalise mitochondrial donation. Scientists and clinicians from around the world, including members of the Mito Foundation’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Panel Prof John Christodoulou, Prof Mike Ryan, Prof Carolyn Sue, and Prof David Thorburn, contributed to the piece.
        • The ethics of three-person IVF
          The Conversation, August 2014
        • Mitochondrial donation: an introductory briefing note (PDF 427KB)
          Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), October 2014
        • Eugenics and the ethics of selective reproduction
          Keele University, July 2013
        • How worried should we be about the ‘slippery slope to designer babies’?
          BioNews, July 2013
        • Is mitochondrial replacement therapy eugenic and incompatible with human dignity?
          BioNews, December 2013
        • Mitochondria Replacement – Some Facts… (Video 6m 20s)
          HFEA, 2013 – used to explain the technique during the public consultation process
        • Report of the Independent Review of the Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002 and  Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 
          Legislation Review Committee, June 2011 (PDF 1.83MB)

 

Key UK Consultations and Reviews

• • • • • Review of scientific methods to avoid mitochondrial disease 2013
          HFEA, 2013
        • HFEA agreed advice to Government on the ethics and science of mitochondrial replacement
          HFEA, 2013
        • Novel techniques for prevention of mitochondrial DNA disorders: an ethical review (PDF 162KB)
          Nuffield Council of Bioethics, February 2012

 

Report from US Institute of Medicine

• • • • • Mitochondrial Replacement Techniques: Ethical, Social, and Policy Considerations Report in Brief (PDF 492KB)
          Institute of Medicine, February 2016
        • The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine media release
          The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, February 2016

 

Mitochondrial Donation Symposia Presentations