Genetic Screening Helps Woman Give Birth Without BRCA1 Mutation

Pre implantation genetic testing helps Bengaluru woman with BRCA 1 gene mutation end cycle of cancer in her family.

If you happen to carry BRCA 1 cancer causing gene mutation, chances of passing them on to your child are extremely high. Now a Bengaluru woman has given birth to twins who don’t carry the oncogene, thanks to modern medicine and intervention carried out at Mumbai’s Jaslok hospital. This is believed to be the first such case in India.

Swayam Prabha’s mother suffers from cancer and her mother’s sisters passed away due to it. Speaking with The Times of India, Prabha said she needed to see the cycle of cancer and it’s damage end.