US gene therapy in crisis.
The recent death of a young man, Jesse Gelsinger, in a gene therapy experiment has sent shock waves throughout the US research community. This tragic event has raised new questions about the prospects for human gene therapy. And it has also reopened old controversies about how best to guide the development of this field.
Teichler Zallen
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Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0227, USA. dtzallen@vt.edu
D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration