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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