Exclusive: A couple paid more than $800,000 for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died, and it wasn’t made public
A six-year-old girl has died following an experimental gene-editing treatment in China, amid reports that the fatality was not disclosed to the public.
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A child has died after receiving an experimental gene-editing therapy in China. The girl, aged six, reportedly underwent the procedure after her parents paid more than $800,000 for the treatment. Coverage from Science, Bloomberg, STAT, Medical Xpress, and Retraction Watch highlights the lack of public disclosure regarding the death.
Outlets emphasize the resulting questions surrounding medical ethics and oversight within the region's clinical trial environment. Dong-A Science also reports that information regarding the trial outcome was concealed. Future developments hinge on potential investigations into the clinical trial's transparency and adherence to safety protocols.
Current reporting does not yet specify the regulatory response or the specific identity of the entities behind the experimental therapy.
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Quick answers
What was the cost of the gene-editing treatment?
The girl’s parents paid more than $800,000 for the therapy.
Was the child's death publicly reported?
No, reports indicate that the death was kept secret and not made public until revealed by a recent science report.
Where did the experimental trial take place?
The trial took place in China.
Coverage (5)
- Science report reveals China concealed child’s death in gene editing trial 동아사이언스 · 1d ago
- Death of girl in Chinese gene-editing trial kept secret: Report Medical Xpress · 1d ago
- Fatal gene-editing trial in China raises ethics and oversight questions STAT · 1d ago
- Girl, 6, Died After Experimental Gene-Editing Treatment in China: Science Bloomberg.com · 1d ago
- Exclusive: A couple paid more than $800,000 for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died, and it wasn’t made public Retraction Watch · 1d ago
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