‘Many children have already developed cancer and some have died’: Sperm donor scandal unfolds
The donor with a gene mutation TP53 has fathered at least 197 children, some of whom have already died.
A sperm donor with a genetic mutation linked to a higher risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, some of whom have already died from the disease.
Only a few children inheriting the mutation will avoid cancer in their lifetime.
Doctors raised the alarm after linking sperm donation to children with cancer and informed the European Society of Human Genetics.
A major investigation conducted by 14 public service broadcasters, including the BBC, then followed.
