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He died four days later at the age of 18, on September 17, apparently having suffered a massive immune response triggered by the use of the viral vector to transport the gene into his cells, leading to multiple organ failure and brain death.
4 cze 2019 · Four days after receiving the shot Jesse was declared brain dead and taken off life support. The team of doctors and nurses caring for him were stunned by his rapid decline and death. The news that an experimental treatment had killed a basically healthy volunteer rocked the field of gene therapy and the broader world of biological research.
The story is about a 17 year old research participant at a Major University in Pennsylvania that passed away because of faulty reasoning, in this case called, a conflict of interest.
18 maj 2021 · Twenty-two years ago, one of scientists' first attempts at gene therapy ended in tragedy when a young man died. The story of Jesse Gelsinger, who had a rare liver disorder, became a textbook example of irresponsible medical research.
3 cze 2023 · In 1999, a teenager from Tucson named Jesse Gelsinger died in a gene therapy trial at Penn. Jesse’s father, Paul, shares Jesse's story.
3 cze 2023 · Jesse died in Philadelphia in September 1999 during a weeklong gene therapy trial. Paul Gelsinger looks through some of his son Jesse's medical papers and memorabilia. Jesse's death...
21 maj 2021 · Twenty-two years ago, one of scientists' first attempts at gene therapy ended in tragedy when a young man died. The story of Jesse Gelsinger, who had a rare liver disorder, became a textbook example of irresponsible medical research.
