Polygenic embryo screening: quo vadis?

Ethics PGT-P Points to consider Polygenic embryo screening Polygenic risk scores Preimplantation genetic testing

Journal

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
ISSN: 1573-7330
Titre abrégé: J Assist Reprod Genet
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9206495

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 05 04 2024
accepted: 06 06 2024
medline: 16 6 2024
pubmed: 16 6 2024
entrez: 15 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Recently, the use of polygenic risk scores in embryo screening (PGT-P) has been introduced on the premise of reducing polygenic disease risk through embryo selection. However, it has been met with extensive critique: considered "technology-driven" rather than "evidence-based", concerns exist about its validity, utility, ethics, and societal effects. Its scientific foundations and criticisms thus need to be carefully considered. However, seeing as PGT-P is already offered in some settings, further questions need to be addressed, in order to give due diligence to various aspects of PGT-P. By examining the complexities of clinical introduction of PGT-P, we discuss whether PGT-P could be responsibly implemented in the first place, what elements need to be addressed if PGT-P is clinically implemented, and subsequently how counselling and decision-making of its users could be envisaged. By dissecting these elements, we provide an overview of important practical questions of PGT-P and emphasize elements of PGT-P that we think have yet to be given sufficient attention. These questions and elements are for example related to the potential target group, scope, and decision-making possibilities of PGT-P. The aspects we raise are crucial to consider by the scientific community and policy makers for the development of guidelines and/or an ethical framework for PGT-P.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38879662
doi: 10.1007/s10815-024-03169-8
pii: 10.1007/s10815-024-03169-8
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Subventions

Organisme : Horizon 2020
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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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Auteurs

Maria Siermann (M)

Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, Box 7001, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. maria.siermann@kuleuven.be.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, 00014, Helsinki, Finland. maria.siermann@kuleuven.be.

Joris Robert Vermeesch (JR)

Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.

Taneli Raivio (T)

Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.

Olga Tšuiko (O)

Center for Human Genetics, UZ Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.

Pascal Borry (P)

Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, Box 7001, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.

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