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Comment
. 2022 Mar;28(3):446-448.
doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01743-0.

Polygenic embryo testing: understated ethics, unclear utility

Josephine Johnston  1   2 , Lucas J Matthews  3   4
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Polygenic embryo testing: understated ethics, unclear utility

Josephine Johnston et al. Nat Med. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

New technologies are expanding the reach and accessibility of pre-implantation genetic testing of human embryos. But what these advances can deliver is still unclear and a frank assessment of their profound ethical implications is crucial.

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Conflicts of interest: Neither author has any conflicts of interest, financial or non-financial, related to this topic.

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