Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. V Issue NO.: 17/18 (Feb-Jun-Oct 2004)
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‘’Designer baby’’ to the rescue

Indian Transplant Newsletter.
Vol. V Issue NO.: 17/18 (Feb-Jun-Oct 2004)
Print ISSN 0972 - 1568
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One turns to a sibling ,many a time ,for help .giving new meaning to the word” help” is a sibling who has been created to help and treat his brother for a life –threatening genetics illness, a rare hyper IGM syndrome .it is the age of the “designer baby.”using sophisticated IVF clinic ,Australia ,have helped the mother Leanne from australia’s island state ,Tasmania,to become pregnant with a healthy baby boy .the boy will be an exact issue match for the four –year –old sick child ,identified only as BJ.doctors will use stem cells from the discarded umbilical cord for a transplant to cure BJ of his illness.The technique was pioneered in the U.S.,where baby adam nash was conceived in 2000 to help cure his sister ,molly ,of  a blood disorder .


To cite : Shroff S, Navin S. ‘’Designer baby’’ to the rescue. Indian Transplant Newsletter Vol. V Issue NO.: 17/18 (Feb-Jun-Oct 2004).
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https://www.itnnews.co.in/indian-transplant-newsletter/issue17/18/DESIGNER-BABY-TO-THE-RESCUE-773.htm

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