‘I think it’s a bit controversial playing with DNA’
Vikki Brown ,40, from Edinburgh was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis three years ago.
She welcomed the work of the Scottish Genome Partnership and said it would be beneficial in advancing the understanding of those with rare diseases.
She said: “I do think that it’s a bit controversial playing with DNA but if it can mean that people don’t have to deal with certain diseases then it’s a good thing.
“With cystic fibrosis you have a one in four chance of both your parents carrying the gene, so they know now that I’ve got CF and therefore my son will be a carrier.
“So, it means if he wants to have children I think in theory he could have his parents tested to see if they were a carrier as well and they could have children knowing the risks. Hopefully, these developments will lead to people being a bit more informed about the choices they can make.”