The Future of Medicine, if you can afford it - DNA Editing

**David48atTD** · 16-11-2017, 12:12 PM

US doctors treat man for rare genetic disorder by editing DNA in world first

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A US man with Hunter syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, has become the first human patient to trial a gene-editing
treatment inside his body.

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Brian Madeux, 44, is undergoing gene therapy for rare metabolic disorder Hunter syndrome
California-based Sangamo Therapeutics is able to target a specific gene inside the body
While the technology carry risks, there is huge potential for better treatments in future

Scientists acknowledge that gene-editing procedures carry potential risks, but there is huge potential too for better
treatments for patients in future.

Brian Madeux, a 44-year-old man with the inherited metabolic disorder, has had 26 surgeries to treat his symptoms,
and said he has a lot of hope for this new treatment.
"Gene therapy, I've been waiting for that my whole life," Mr Madeux said.

Gene editing, where a gene is inserted into a patient's DNA, has been around since the 1980s.
But Mr Madeux's procedure promises to be far more precise than ever before.

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Now, since we have the power to edit DNA ... which Member would benefit by a Personality Transplant?

**jabir** · 16-11-2017, 01:30 PM

I think we're just beginning to see the benefits of gene research.

A woman I know well was offered an IVF menu listing a range of physical aspects for her child, as well as a standard guarantee against a range of birth defects, an American firm is already cloning pets for a couple of thousand, and only a matter of time (if not already) before humans are duplicated and enhanced.

**David48atTD** · 16-11-2017, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by jabir

I think we're just beginning to see the benefits of gene research.

A woman I know well was offered an IVF menu listing a range of physical aspects for her child, as well as a standard guarantee
against a range of birth defects, an American firm is already cloning pets for a couple of thousand, and only a matter of time
(if not already) before humans are duplicated and enhanced.

Personally, I'm sort of bi-polar (figuratively not literally) ...

On one hand, I detest the thought of eating GM foods however ...

The thought of removing the gene which creates cystic fibrous, down syndrome and other chromosome abnormalities, inherited
metabolic disorders would be a monumental step forward, if applied morally and ethically.

But, designer babies ... no

However, for the Italian Family who has had 5 girls and desperately wants a boy ... is gender selection OK?
Case by case basis?

Moral dilemma it is

**jabir** · 16-11-2017, 06:04 PM

Ditto, but wasn't my body to protest tall, blond, sturdy blue-eyed male.

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