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The ethics of human gene therapy

Nature volume 320, pages 225–227 (1986)Cite this article

The correction of single-gene defects in humans by gene therapy is in sight, increasing the need for a solid framework for ethical evaluation.

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  1. LeRoy Walters: He has been a member of the NIH Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee from 1976 to 1980 and again from 1984 to the present. He chairs RAC's Working Group on Human Gene Therapy.

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