A sperm donor with a genetic mutation which increases the risk of cancer by up to 90 per cent has fathered at least 197 ...

A sperm donor with a rare genetic mutation linked to an increased risk of developing cancer fathered at least 197 children across Europe, some of whom have already died from the disease, according to ...

Some children have already died and only a minority who inherit the mutation will escape cancer in their lifetimes.

While the sperm was not sold to UK clinics, a small number of British families used the donor's sperm while having fertility ...

Some British women who had fertility treatment abroad conceived children with his sperm (Picture: Getty) Sperm from a donor ...

Denmark’s European Sperm Bank, which sold the sperm, expressed its “deepest sympathies” for the families affected, admitting ...

A SPERM donor who unknowingly carried a cancer-causing gene has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, some of whom ...

A sperm donor, who is an asymptomatic carrier of a genetic mutation increasing the risk of cancer, was used to conceive ...

Genetic testing identifies germline mutations, while genomic testing analyzes somatic mutations in tumors, influencing treatment options. Broader testing criteria are expanding access to genetic ...

Genetic testing to identify women with Lynch Syndrome is likely to need to increase dramatically to ensure that carriers are not missed, a new analysis has found. A study by The Institute of Cancer ...

A Co Antrim woman who had preventative surgery after losing her mother to cancer is calling for greater support for research — highlighting the vital role Irish people played in discovering the “most ...