Cryos International - Aarhus ApS- Donor: DK257551 - BOSCO New

Safety warnings | Blood & Tissue | 17/04/2026

The Federal Office for Safety in Health Care has been informed by the Danish authorities that the Danish tissue bank Cryos International - Aarhus ApS has provided the following information:
An offspring of the sperm donor DK257551 - BOSCO has been diagnosed with "Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia". The child has two variants in the DNAAF4 gene that are thought to cause the disease. The variant that presumably originates from the donor is the c.430dup p. (Ite144Asnfs.8) in the DNAAF4 gene.

The donor/gametes have been blocked but can be used for siblings.

If you have any queries, please contact the Federal Office for Safety in Health Care at gewebevigilanz@basg.gv.at or contact the tissue bank from which the sperm donation was obtained directly.

This letter corresponds to the current status of information from the BASG. Further information will be provided as soon as it is available.

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