Gene Therapy Test at University of Pennsylvania Halted After Man Dies
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Genetics
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: January 21, 2000
Article abstract: After the death of an eighteen-year-old test subject, the U.S. government decided to monitor human gene therapy experimentation more closely.
Human Gene Therapy
On January 21, 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted all human gene therapy at the University of Pennsylvania because of the death of one of the test subjects in the Human Gene Therapy Institute’s experimental program. Jesse Gelsinger, an eighteen-year-old Arizona man, had a toxic reaction within hours of receiving the gene therapy treatment and died within a few...
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