Researchers Admit Gene Therapy Errors
From Times Wire Reports
The University of Pennsylvania admitted some mistakes in a gene therapy experiment that killed a teenage volunteer in September, promising improvements but denying liability for the death of Jesse Gelsinger, 18. The university hopes to persuade the FDA to reopen its gene therapy program, which regulators suspended last month after uncovering serious problems in the way researchers carried out an experimental treatment for a rare liver disorder that led to the first fatality attributed to the controversial field of medicine.
