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Ethical Implications of Cell and Gene Therapy

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Stem cell implantation, brain tissue transplantation, and gene therapy for the brain share a common feature. On the one hand, they are seen as potentially beneficial in the quest to cure neurological disorders; on the other hand, ethicists and the public have concern about these interventions affecting a person’s identity. This section introduction addresses the rationale behind these concerns and further ethical issues related to intracerebral cellular or genetic interventions. It provides a springboard for the following chapters by Christian Lenk, Heiner Fangerau and Norbert Paul.

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  1. Department of History, Philosophy and Ethics of Medicine, University of Ulm, 89069, Ulm, Germany

    Heiner Fangerau

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  1. Institute for Ethics and History of Medicine, University of TĂĽbingen, TĂĽbingen, Germany

    Jens Clausen

  2. The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

    Neil Levy

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Fangerau, H. (2015). Ethical Implications of Cell and Gene Therapy. In: Clausen, J., Levy, N. (eds) Handbook of Neuroethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4707-4_52

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