Genetically selected baby free of inherited predisposition to early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
The application of preimplantation genetic diagnosis to select against early-onset Alzheimer's has been criticised on several grounds. Some critics think it is wrong to reject an embryo because it may develop a disease later on in middle age and some question whether a woman who will soon become incapacitated and unable to provide for her child should be a candidate for assisted reproductive technology.
D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000941:ethics*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics*
Genetics and Reproduction