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Pioneering Brave New World of Gene Therapy
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08-23-1996
Pioneering Brave New World of Gene Therapy.
Alyssa Mushin and Lindsay Karlin have been robbed of their motor controls by the deadly Canavan disease -- they cannot crawl or even sit up like other 2-year-olds. Usually, victims of the disease die before the age of 10. Yet now, there is reason to be hopeful. Last March, in Auckland, New Zealand, doctors performed a controversial operation on the two girls that could potentially improve their live...
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GENE THERAPY... UNDER THE MICROSCOPE AGAIN
The Scientist
; Since 1998, when 18-year-old Jesse Gelsinger died in a clinical trial at the University of Pennsylvania, the news on gene therapy hasn't gotten much better. In a recent trial, three children developed leukemia almost certainly brought on by ...
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Primer on Medical Genomics Part X: Gene therapy
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
; Gene therapy is defined as any therapeutic procedure in which genes are intentionally introduced into human somatic cells. Both preclinical and clinical gene therapy research have been progressing rapidly during the past 15 years; gene therapy is now a highly promising new modality for the
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Gene therapy cancer fear realised. (Gene therapy).(second child in French study developed leukemia)(Brief Article)
Chemistry and Industry
; The theoretical risk that gene therapy can cause cancer has become a reality. just as promising breakthroughs were being made. A second child taking part in a French study to cure X-SCID, better known as bubble boy disease. has developed leukaemia, causing the US Food and Drug Administration to put
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Science: Gene therapy's new lease of life; Scientists said it would cure all ills - but they couldn't make it work. Now, finally, gene therapy is notching up some notable successes, says Steve Connor.(Features)
The Independent (London, England)
; When a little girl called Ashanthi DeSilva became in September 1990 the first person in the world to be treated with the revolutionary technique of gene therapy, the optimism of everyone involved was palpable. Gene therapy was going to cure the previously incurable, it would rid humanity of many of
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Science: Gene therapy's new lease of life Scientists said it would cure all ills - but they couldn't make it work. Now, finally, gene therapy is notching up some notable successes, says Steve Connor
The Independent - London
; When a little girl called Ashanthi DeSilva became in September 1990 the first person in the world to be treated with the revolutionary technique of gene therapy, the optimism of everyone involved was palpable. Gene therapy was going to cure the previously incurable, it would rid humanity of many of
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Hyping gene therapy: it's no magic bullet for curing dread diseases.
U.S. News & World Report
; ... early death from an inherited form of heart disease. But at a recent news briefing, she looked the picture of well-being. Trim and healthy ... accomplishment. Many agree there is room for more skepticism than the good-news research reports would suggest.
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Calls Grow for More Oversight of Gene Therapy
The Washington Post
; Some scientists, bioethicists and patient advocates are calling for stronger federal oversight of human gene therapy, a fledgling field of promising but unproven medicine that seeks to cure diseases by giving people new genes. The call for closer scrutiny comes in the wake of recent revelations
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SAFETY OF GENE THERAPY:JAY P. SIEGEL
Congressional Testimony
; 00-00-0000 STATEMENT OF JAY P. SIEGEL, M.D. FEBRUARY 2, 2000 INTRODUCTION Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) to participate in this hearing concerning gene therapy and the Federal governments role in
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Gene Therapy `Oversold' By Researchers, Journalists; NIH Advisers Cite Nearly Uniform Failure
The Washington Post
; ... has been "oversold" by scientists and the news media even though it has been a nearly ... just for the status they confer. Both the news media and research establishment were accused ... you get no information," Orkin said at a news briefing after the presentation to Varmus ...
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Durham, N.C., Gene Therapy Firms Unconventional Technology Shows Potential.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; Jun. 21--DURHAM, N.CBeing a gene therapy company is enough to make Intronn, a tiny venture with heroic ambitions, stand out from the Triangle's growing roster of biotechnology firms. But even within the esoteric and controversial world of gene therapy, Intronn stands apart. Most gene therapy, which
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