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Agenda

Start time: 2pm

1. Presentations:

Mitochondrial disease and preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Joanna Poulton, Professor and Hon Consultant in Mitochondrial Genetics - 
Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

Pronuclear transfer to prevent transmission of mitochondrial disease
Alison Murdoch, Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Head of Department -  Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life.
Douglas Turnbull, Professor of Neurology - Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life.

2. Apologies and Declaration of Interests

3. Matters Arising & Previous Actions

4. Chair’s business

For decision

5. Techniques to avoid the transmission of mitochondrial disease

6. Maximum age limit for sperm donation

7. AOB

Close: 4.30pm

Next meeting: Thursday 9th September 2010, 2pm

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Meeting papers

• Meeting minutes (13 May 2010) (240 Kb)
• Matters arising  (24 Kb)
• Techniques to avoid the transmission of mitochondrial disease  (382 Kb)
  Annex A: Poulton J et al. (2009) Preventing transmission of maternally inherited mitochondrial DNA diseases. BMJ 338: 345-349.
  
  • Presentation - Advances in genetic management of mitochondrial disease (268 Kb)
  Annex B: Craven L et al. (2010) Pronuclear transfer in human embryos to prevent transmission of mitochondrial DNA disease. Nature, April 14 [Epub ahead of print]
  • Presentation - Pronuclear transfer (268 Kb)
• Maximum age limit for sperm donation (153 Kb)

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