Gene therapy: socioeconomic and ethical issues. A roundtable discussion.

作者信息

Hillman A L, Brenner M K, Caplan A L, Carey J, Champey Y, Culver K W, Drummond M F, Freund D A, Holmes E W, Kelley W N, Kolata G, Levine M N, Levy E, Schondelmeyer S W, Velu T, Wilson J M

机构信息

Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

出版信息

Hum Gene Ther. 1996 Jun 10;7(9):1139-44. doi: 10.1089/hum.1996.7.9-1139.

DOI:10.1089/hum.1996.7.9-1139

PMID:8773516

Abstract

Gene therapy research has the potential to revolutionize the way in which many human diseases are treated. Despite its enormous potential, roundtable panelists concluded that the field needs time to mature scientifically without pressure to develop a marketable therapeutic product. In addition, health care decision makers, physicians, and the lay public need to be educated on the future medical, economic, and ethical ramifications of gene therapy.

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