Dr.
Edward R.B. McCabe
Executive Chair, Pediatrics, and
Physician-in-Chief, Mattel Children's
Hospital at UCLA
There
will be dramatic advances in treatment involving protein,
gene and stem cell therapies.
These will permit intervention early in fetal development
during a pregnancy. All of these advances offer significant
opportunities, but all have potential problems, from genetic
discrimination to permanent alterations in the genetics of
humans. We must discuss these issues openly and assure that
technology is used positively.
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Article originally appeared in:
UCLA Medicine, Volume 22, Number 1
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