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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2024

Ethical implications of developing RNA-based therapies for cardiovascular disorders.

Mihaela Hostiuc, Alexandru Scafa, Bogdan Iancu, Daniela Iancu, Oana-Maria Isailă, Oana Mihaela Ion, Ana Stroe, Camelia Diaconu, Dragos Epistatu, Sorin Hostiuc

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Mihaela HostiucCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Alexandru ScafaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Bogdan IancuOpen Sci World, Bucharest, Romania.
Daniela IancuWessex Clinical Genetics Service, Southampton, United Kingdom.
Oana-Maria IsailăCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Oana Mihaela IonCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Ana StroeCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Camelia DiaconuCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Dragos EpistatuCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Sorin HostiucCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROOpen Society · CZWessex Regional Genetics Laboratory · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The awareness concerning RNA-based therapies was boosted significantly after the successful development of COVID-19 vaccines. However, they can potentially lead to significant advances in other areas of medicine, such as oncology or chronic diseases. In recent years, there has been an exponential increase in the number of RNA-based therapies that were evaluated as potential treatments for cardiovascular disorders. One of the areas that was not explicitly assessed about these therapies is represented by their overall ethical framework. Some studies evaluate ethical issues of RNA-based treatments in general or targeting specific disorders (especially neurodegenerative) or interventions for developing RNA-based vaccines. Much less information is available regarding the ethical issues associated with developing these therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular disorders, which is the main aim of this study. We will focus our analysis on three main topics: risk-benefit analysis (including the management of public awareness about these technologies), and justice (in both research and clinical medicine).

Indexed as

autonomybioethicscardiovascular disorderscost-to-benefit analysisRNA-based therapies

Identifiers

PMID38558789
PMCPMC10978717
OpenAlexW4392859220

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