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Science 26 January 2001:
Vol. 291. no. 5504, pp. 572 - 573
DOI: 10.1126/science.291.5504.572B
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CLINICAL MEDICINE:
FDA to Release Data on Gene Therapy Trials

Jocelyn Kaiser

Moving to allay public concerns over the risks of controversial experimental procedures, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week proposed publicly releasing much of the safety and protocol data from clinical trials of gene therapy and animal-to-human transplants that it now keeps confidential. Several gene therapy researchers praised the decision, but biotech industry officials worry that releasing clinical data could stifle drug development and that the public may misinterpret the safety reports.

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