Copenhagen: A Danish sperm donor, who is an asymptomatic carrier of a genetic mutation that increases the risk of cancer, has fathered nearly 200 children worldwide, Denmark’s public broadcaster DR revealed on Wednesday.

According to DR, “At least 197 children were born thanks to the sperm of an anonymous Danish donor using the alias Kjeld before the sperm bank discovered a serious genetic abnormality.”

Between 2006 and 2022, the donor’s sperm was distributed to 67 clinics across 14 countries. In Denmark alone, 99 children were fathered by the donor.

When was the mutation discovered?

The European Sperm Bank, one of the largest in the world, was first alerted in April 2020 after a child conceived via the donor was diagnosed with cancer and carried a genetic mutation. The bank subsequent

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