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The clinical application of gene editing: ethical and social issues
Kelly E Ormond1, Yvonne Bombard2,3, Vence L Bonham4
1Department of Genetics & Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Abstract:
Gene-editing techniques have progressed rapidly in the past 5 years. There are already ongoing human somatic gene-editing clinical trials for multiple diseases. And there has been one purported scenario of human germline gene editing in late 2018. In this paper, we will review the current state of the technology, discuss the ethical and social issues that surround the various forms of gene editing, as well as review emerging stakeholder data from professionals, the 'general public' and individuals and families dealing with genetic diseases potentially treatable by gene editing.
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