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Couple sues Pasadena fertility clinic after baby is born with stomach-cancer gene

Por: Los Angeles Times Nation March 02, 2023

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Five years ago, Jason Diaz underwent drastic surgery to combat a rare type of cancer. He had his stomach removed. Diffuse gastric cancer is an inherited disease, and it's one that he did not wish to pass on. So when he and wife, Melissa, decided to have children, they made a plan. They would go the in vitro fertilization route with genetic screening. Their baby then wouldn't have to suffer the same disease as his dad. Now, the couple... + full article



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