ArticleFrontiers in genetics2017
Disease Resistance and the Definition of Genetic Enhancement.
Article in Frontiers in genetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Preventive Human Genome Editing and Enhancement: Candidate Criteria for Governance.The Hastings Center report · 2024Article
- Human germline genome editing is illegal in Canada, but could it be desirable for some members of the rare disease community?Journal of community genetics · 2020Review
- Responsible Translational Pathways for Germline Gene Editing?Current stem cell reports · 2020Review
- Gene Editing, the Mystic Threat to Human Dignity.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2019Article
- "CRISPR babies": What does this mean for science and Canada?CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2019Article
- Ten ways in which He Jiankui violated ethics.Nature biotechnology · 2019Article
- Ethical Challenges of Germline Genetic Enhancement.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Review
- Is Enhancement the Price of Prevention in Human Gene Editing?The CRISPR journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
Recent gene editing experiments carried out in human embryos have raised the question of whether interventions like the introduction of a CCR5-Δ32 deletion, which could provide heritable resistance to HIV infection, ought to be considered enhancements. Many authors have used the term "enhancement" in different ways, some based on patients' biomedical outcomes and others on their social context. These classifications are often considered overly imprecise. Nevertheless, the concept of "enhancement" could affect the ways in which these applications are regulated in different jurisdictions, the availability of coverage by insurers or public health care, and the force of public opinion in shaping future policy on gene editing. In order to ethically situate resistance to communicable disease with reference to other techniques, this article provides an overview of its similarities and differences with disease gene therapy in embryos, gene therapy in consenting adults, and vaccination. In discussing key ethical features of CCR5-Δ32 deletion (including its frequency in various populations, biological mechanism, benefits for individuals, and use in previous clinical trials) we offer some potential guideposts for the continuing discussion on how to classify "enhancements" in the age of CRISPR gene editing.
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