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The mitoHOPE (Healthy Outcomes Pilot and Evaluation) Program is piloting the introduction of mitochondrial donation into Australian clinical practice.
Mitochondrial donation is an experimental assisted reproductive technology that has the potential to reduce the chance of a child developing some forms of serious mitochondrial disease (mito).
The mitoHOPE Program has been made possible by the introduction of Maeve's Law.
Program news
Australia approves pre-clinical training in mitochondrial donation
Australia has reached a historic milestone by receiving its first pre-clinical research and training licence in mitochondrial donation.
mitoHOPE awarded first pre-clinical research licence
The mitoHOPE Program has received its first pre-clinical research and training licence from the Embryo Research Licensing Committee (ERLC).
Hope for Australian families with mitochondrial DNA disease
Reports of the first babies born after mitochondrial donation have been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine.
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About us
The mitoHOPE Program is piloting the introduction of mitochondrial donation into Australian clinical practice.
Mitochondrial disease and donation
Find out more about mitochondrial disease and donation.
Program FAQs
We answer your questions about the mitoHOPE Program with our frequently asked questions (FAQs).
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Program partners
The mitoHOPE Program works with an extensive multidisciplinary team drawn from
university partners, medical research institutes, hospitals, genetic services
and assisted reproductive technology providers.
This research is supported by The Medical Research Future Fund through
the Emerging Priorities and Consumer Driven Research Initiative.