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IVF changes babies' genes but these differences disappear by adulthood

  • Written by Jane Halliday, Professor Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
IVF changes babies' genes but these differences disappear by adulthoodAdults born via IVF are as healthy as their naturally conceived peers. Shutterstock

Around one in 25 Australian children are now conceived through use of assisted reproductive treatments such as IVF.

These reproductive technologies appear to leave a biological “signature” on several genes that can be measured at birth.

This may explain...

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