Re: Prof. Turnbull and Team

[Guest guest]

I'm a bit confused how it could lead to a treatment, it seems only to

offer a mother with an identified mtDNA defect (that is, make sure

it's a mtDNA defect not nDNA) a chance to have a baby that won't have

that defect.

Take care,

RH

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4225564.stm

>

> I realise this amy be contoversial to some but we knew from our

> newspapers lately that something 'big' was happening in the mito.

world

> at Newcastle..

> Well to day the story has made front page news in our national

press..

> (friday)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?

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> The full press edition is on two pages and is backed by the MDA and

> other Doctors etc..the MDA say

> 'The innovative approach being tested by Prof Turnbull may lead to

a

> treatment for mitochondrial myopathies, a group of conditions that

> dramatically affects the quality and lenght of life...

> A spokesman for Kings College London says'If the technique works

and is

> safe it will be the answer to the prayers of those people afflicted

by

> these awful mitochondrial genetic disorders for which there is no

> treatment'

> I and my family have today been 'celebrating' hope for the future

> generations in families like ours..

>

> Gillian

[Guest guest]

> I'm a bit confused how it could lead to a treatment, it seems only to

> offer a mother with an identified mtDNA defect (that is, make sure

> it's a mtDNA defect not nDNA) a chance to have a baby that won't have

> that defect.

>

> Take care,

> RH

>

Hi RH,

well firstly they should be able to stop the transmission of mito..in

some forms...the whole article and other recent ones say the technique

will also work for other inherited genetic metabolic disorders..so that

is classified as treatment.. . terminology used by doctors...plus

we don't know what else they may have up their sleeves in the way of

ideas about mito...

I look at it this way if I was a lot younger and was thinking of

having children this would give me a lot of food for thought..it

already has with my children who have greeted this news positively..are

they going to be able in some way to help stop this illness going down

through the generations...Any little helps with mito. research..IMO

Gillian

[Guest guest]

Gillian

Thanks for the info. It is exciting. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

laurie

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4225564.stm

>

> I realise this amy be contoversial to some but we knew from our

> newspapers lately that something 'big' was happening in the mito. world

> at Newcastle..

> Well to day the story has made front page news in our national press..

> (friday)http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?

> xml=/news/2005/09/09/ngene109.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/09/09/ixnewstop.html

>

> The full press edition is on two pages and is backed by the MDA and

> other Doctors etc..the MDA say

> 'The innovative approach being tested by Prof Turnbull may lead to a

> treatment for mitochondrial myopathies, a group of conditions that

> dramatically affects the quality and lenght of life...

> A spokesman for Kings College London says'If the technique works and is

> safe it will be the answer to the prayers of those people afflicted by

> these awful mitochondrial genetic disorders for which there is no

> treatment'

> I and my family have today been 'celebrating' hope for the future

> generations in families like ours..

>

> Gillian

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