InhaltsangabeI: Scientific Aspects of Gene Therapy.- to Principles and Examples of Somatic Gene Therapy.- Gene Therapy with Non-Viral Vector Systems.- Gene Therapy of Human Melanoma - from Animal Experiments to the Clinical Trial.- Development of a Gene Therapy for Arthritis.- The Industrial Perspective of Somatic Gene Therapy.- Industrial Aspects of Gene Transfer Systems.- Safety Considerations in Construction of Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy.- Safety Aspects During Manufacturing of Gene Therapeutic Material.- Gene Therapy and Medical Genetic Service: Biological Safety and Ethical Aspects.- II: Legal Aspects of Gene Therapy.- Legal Aspects of Genetic Therapies in Germany.- The Regulation of Genetic Technology in the United Kingdom: Hard or Soft Options?.- Legal Aspects of Gene Therapy - The Austrian Regulation Model.- Survey About Regulation on Gene Therapy in Some European Countries.- Development of Agents for Somatic Gene Therapy - Role of European Drug Agencies.- Regulation of Gene Therapy from the EU's Point of View.- Regulation of Genetic Therapy - The American Experience.- "Is there a Demand for the Worldwide Regulation of Gene Therapy".- Patents and Gene Therapy.- III: Ethical Aspects of Gene Therapy.- Free Access to Gene Therapy and Dictates of Application.- A Survey of Ethical Questions Concerning Gene Therapy.- Ethical Assessment of Gene Therapy in Asia.- Gene Therapy from the Viewpoint of Parent and Patient Organisations.- The Genome, Artificial Evolution, and Human Rights-A New Way to Post-Modem Global Communty.- Germ Line Risks of Somatic Gene Therapy-an Ethical Issue.- Ethics and Gene Therapy from UNESCO'S Viewpoint.- A Project on Medical Ethics Accompanying the Gene Therapy Symposium in Lüneburg (in March 1996).

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