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Response to “Dimensions and Classification of Genetic Interventions in the Human Genome” by Matthew D. Bacchetta and Gerd Richter (CQ Vol. 5, No. 3)

Misinterpretations and Misrepresentations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1998

Donald S. Rubenstein
Donald S. Rubenstein
Affiliation:
Loyola University of Chicago and American Board of Internal Medicine
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Abstract

In responding to our paper “Germ-Line Therapy to Cure Mitochondrial Disease: Protocol and Ethics of In Vitro Ovum Nuclear Transplantation” (CQ Vol 4., No. 3), Matthew D. Bacchetta and Gerd Richter include several misinterpretations and misrepresentations of our IVONT protocol and structure for ethical debate. We actively invited scrutiny of our IVONT protocol; however, for us to seriously respond to criticisms of our publication, we suggest respectfully that those who critique the article critique the protocol that we proposed. First and foremost, we certainly do not have a “misunderstanding of cellular biology” regarding mitochondrial genetics.

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RESPONSES AND DIALOGUE
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 90 - 93
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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