"Saviour siblings".
The Victorian Infertility Treatment Authority has given permission to allow tissue typing in combination with preimplantation genetic diagnosis. This is a new application of IVF. Not only will it allow parents to select an embryo free from serious genetic disease it will allow them to simultaneously select for a match so that the umbilical cord blood of the resulting baby can provide stem cells to treat an existing sibling who has a disease.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D036101:Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005199:Fanconi Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics*; D035781:Siblings; D014739:Victoria
Genetics and Reproduction; Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority; Professional Patient Relationship