Gene Therapy Research In Developing World Raises Ethical Red Flags

Friday, July 11, 2008 - 08:28 in Health & Medicine

Early stage gene therapy clinical trials are recruiting patients from the developing world, providing medically deprived populations access to interventions that show promise but have largely unknown effects in humans. The practice may be inconsistent with international ethics guidelines on justice say ethicists.

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