title: Gene therapy.
abstract: Gene therapy is not yet possible, but may become feasible soon, particularly for well understood gene defects. Although treatment of a patient raises no ethical problems once it can be done well, changing the genes of an early embryo is more difficult, controversial and unlikely to be required clinically.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000235:genetics; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005796:Genes; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000628:therapy*; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D028681:Moral Obligations; D011247:Pregnancy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D005914:Globins