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Screening Human Embryos for Polygenic Traits Has Limited Utility
Authors
E. Karavani Zuk, O. Zeevi, D. Barzilai, N. Stefanis, N.C. Hatzimanolis, A. Smyrnis, N. Avramopoulos, D. Kruglyak, L. Atzmon, G. Lam, M. Lencz, T. Carmi, S.
Publication date
1 January 2019
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Abstract
The increasing proportion of variance in human complex traits explained by polygenic scores, along with progress in preimplantation genetic diagnosis, suggests the possibility of screening embryos for traits such as height or cognitive ability. However, the expected outcomes of embryo screening are unclear, which undermines discussion of associated ethical concerns. Here, we use theory, simulations, and real data to evaluate the potential gain of embryo screening, defined as the difference in trait value between the top-scoring embryo and the average embryo. The gain increases very slowly with the number of embryos but more rapidly with the variance explained by the score. Given current technology, the average gain due to screening would be ≈2.5 cm for height and ≈2.5 IQ points for cognitive ability. These mean values are accompanied by wide prediction intervals, and indeed, in large nuclear families, the majority of children top-scoring for height are not the tallest. © 2019 Elsevier Inc. Recent progress in genetic testing of embryos has made it technically feasible to profile IVF embryos for polygenic traits such as height or IQ, but simulations, models, and empirical data show that the gain in trait value when selecting the top-scoring embryo is currently limited and uncertain. © 2019 Elsevier Inc
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