Transatlantic lessons in regulation of mitochondrial replacement therapy

Science

Volumn 348, Issue 6231, 2015, Pages 178-180

  Cohen, I Glenn ^a   Savulescu, Julian ^b   Adashi, Eli Y ^c  

^a HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

BIOENGINEERING; EMBRYO; INNOVATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MITOCHONDRION; REGULATORY APPROACH;

BIOETHICS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DRUG APPROVAL; ETHICS; EXPERIENCE; GAMETE; GENE THERAPY; GERM LINE; HUMAN; LAW; LICENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DISORDER; MITOCHONDRIAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; NONHUMAN; PARENTHOOD; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STEM CELL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; UNITED KINGDOM; WILD TYPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENETICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC THERAPY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84927519081     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.aaa8153     Document Type: Review

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