European Sperm Bank – Spender-27019-NIMBUS

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 28/06/2022

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authority that it has been informed by the Danish tissue bank European Sperm Bank (DK257572) that a pathogenic variant in the PHA gene has been pathogenic variant in the PHA gene has been identified in sperm donor 27019-NIMBUS and that he is a carrier of phenylketonuria (PKU).

The donor gametes have been permanently blocked.If you have any questions, please contact the Federal Office of Health Care Safety at gewebevigilanz@basg.gv.at or directly contact the tissue bank from which the sperm donation was obtained.

This letter reflects the current information available from the BASG. As soon as further information is available, it will be announced.

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