Literally right now, but it only works for future generations and you have to do IVF to get the benefits.
The basic gist is this: maybe you or your spouse has Schizophrenia, or you have a family member that does (so your child probably has a higher-than-average risk). You can go through IVF and lower your child's risk of getting the disease by selecting an embryo that has a lower polygenic risk score for the disease.
If you and your spouse have 5 embryos to pick from, you can probably lower your child's risk of Schizophrenia by about 30%. If you have more embryos, the reduction will be greater. Perhaps up to 50%.
I only know of one company currently offering this service commercially: Genomic Prediction. Their website is pretty sparse, but I know from prior research that Schizophrenia is one of the conditions they test for.
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Reply to When will genetic engineering be available for psychiatric disorders? by undefined2937
Literally right now, but it only works for future generations and you have to do IVF to get the benefits.
The basic gist is this: maybe you or your spouse has Schizophrenia, or you have a family member that does (so your child probably has a higher-than-average risk). You can go through IVF and lower your child's risk of getting the disease by selecting an embryo that has a lower polygenic risk score for the disease.
If you and your spouse have 5 embryos to pick from, you can probably lower your child's risk of Schizophrenia by about 30%. If you have more embryos, the reduction will be greater. Perhaps up to 50%.
I only know of one company currently offering this service commercially: Genomic Prediction. Their website is pretty sparse, but I know from prior research that Schizophrenia is one of the conditions they test for.