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The Ethics of Somatic and Germline Gene Therapy
Author(s) -
MCDONOUGH PAUL G.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb52165.x
Subject(s) - germline , somatic cell , genetic enhancement , germline mutation , genetics , medicine , gene , biology , mutation
Somatic gene therapy research in humans is still searching for appropriate vector systems and remains experimental. Germline therapy is a major technical challenge and can be considered only for the future.