Bioethical conflicts of gene therapy: a brief critical review

Methods and techniques employed in gene therapy are reviewed in parallel with pertinent ethical conflicts. Clinical interventions based on gene therapy techniques preferentially use vectors for the transportation of therapeutic genes, however little is kn...

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Main Authors: José Ednésio da Cruz Freire, Suelen Carneiro de Medeiros, Antônio Viana Lopes Neto, José Edvar Monteiro Júnior, Antônio Juscelino Sudário Sousa, Antônio José Rocha, Léa Maria Bezerra de Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira 2014-12-01
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302014000600520&lng=en&tlng=en