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ArticleEuropean journal of human genetics : EJHG2025

A decade of public engagement regarding human germline gene editing: a systematic scoping review.

Wendy P Geuverink, Diewertje Houtman, Isabel R A Retel Helmrich, Joosje D Kist, Lidewij Henneman, Martina C Cornel, Sam R Riedijk, ‘The DNA dialogues’ Consortium

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Article in European journal of human genetics : EJHG, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Wendy P Geuverink *Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0383-6711
Diewertje Houtman *Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0661-6466
Isabel R A Retel HelmrichErasmus Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Joosje D KistErasmus Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Lidewij HennemanAmsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-0597
Martina C CornelAmsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5397-5544
Sam R RiedijkErasmus Medical Center, Department of Clinical Genetics, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. s.riedijk@erasmusmc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3400-4969
‘The DNA dialogues’ Consortium

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following the discovery of the CRISPR-Cas technology in 2012, there has been a growing global call for public engagement regarding the potential use of human germline gene editing (HGGE). In this systematic scoping review, we aim to evaluate public engagement studies considering the following questions based on three points of attention: 1) Inclusion of underrepresented groups: who have been engaged? 2) Gathering values: what output has been reported? 3) Reaching societal impact: what objectives of public engagement have been reported? A systematic literature search from 2012 to 2023 identified 3464 articles reporting on public engagement studies regarding HGGE retrieved from 12 databases. After screening, 52 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, resulting in 36 articles that cover 31 public engagement studies. We conclude that co-created efforts are needed to engage underrepresented groups as well as to yield values rather than acceptance levels, and to concretise how engagement might result in societal impact.

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Community ParticipationGene EditingGerm CellsCRISPR-Cas SystemsHumans

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PMID39609592
PMCPMC12048525

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