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ArticleStem cell reports2021

Ethics and regulatory considerations for the clinical translation of somatic cell human epigenetic editing.

Nikolajs Zeps, Tamra Lysaght, Ruth Chadwick, Alexandre Erler, Roger Foo, Simona Giordano, Poh San Lai, G Owen Schaefer, Vicki Xafis, Wei Leong Chew and 1 more

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Article in Stem cell reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Nikolajs ZepsEastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Tamra LysaghtCentre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. Electronic address: tlysaght@nus.edu.sg.
Ruth ChadwickSchool of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Alexandre ErlerCUHK Centre for Bioethics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China; Philosophy Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Roger FooDepartment of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Genome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Simona GiordanoSchool of Law, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Poh San LaiDepartment of Paediatrics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
G Owen SchaeferCentre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Vicki XafisCentre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Leong ChewGenome Institute of Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
Jeremy SugarmanBerman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MA, USA.
National University of Singapore · SGAgency for Science, Technology and Research · SGCardiff University · GBChinese University of Hong Kong · CNJohns Hopkins University · USMonash University · AUUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Altering the human epigenome with gene-editing technology in attempt to treat a variety of diseases and conditions seems scientifically feasible. We explore some of the ethical and regulatory issues related to the clinical translation of human epigenetic editing arguing that such approaches should be considered akin to somatic therapies.

Indexed as

EpigenomicsGene EditingGerm CellsHumansPhenotypeTranslational Research, Biomedical

Identifiers

PMID34214486
PMCPMC8282462
OpenAlexW3176003091

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