Somatic Cell Therapy: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System?

The case of Andrew Gobea, the first child to receive experimental gene therapy for SCID, and a reflection on the associated ethical implications of gene therapy research.

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Main Author: Williams-Jones, Bryn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioéthiqueOnline 2012-03-01
Series:BioéthiqueOnline
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Online Access:http://bioethiqueonline.ca/1/4
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spellingShingle Williams-Jones, Bryn
Somatic Cell Therapy: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System?
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somatic cell
gene therapy
experimental research
clinical trials
title Somatic Cell Therapy: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System?
title_full Somatic Cell Therapy: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System?
title_fullStr Somatic Cell Therapy: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System?
title_full_unstemmed Somatic Cell Therapy: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System?
title_short Somatic Cell Therapy: A Genetic Rescue for a Tattered Immune System?
title_sort somatic cell therapy a genetic rescue for a tattered immune system
topic somatic cell
gene therapy
experimental research
clinical trials
url http://bioethiqueonline.ca/1/4
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