| Issue |
Med Sci (Paris)
Volume 33, Number 5, Mai 2017
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 549 - 554 | |
| Section | Forum | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/20173305021 | |
| Published online | 14 June 2017 | |
CRISPR sur embryons humains : une nouvelle étape
Chroniques génomiques
A new milestone in human embryo editing
UMR 7268 ADÉS, Aix-Marseille, Université/EFS/CNRS, Espace éthique méditerranéen, hôpital d’adultes la Timone, 264, rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille Cedex 05, France ;
CoReBio PACA, case 901, parc scientifique de Luminy, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France
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bertrand.jordan@univ-amu.fr ; brjordan@orange.fr
Abstract
Viable human embryos carrying a disease mutation have now been corrected by CRISPR-Cas9 editing. Although the correction is not perfect, and the embryos have not been implanted, this brings us closer to human germline editing and to the associated ethical questions.
© 2017 médecine/sciences – Inserm
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