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Exactly what killed Jesse Gelsinger, the first volunteer to die in a human gene therapy trial, remains a mystery, but last week researchers in Germany fingered a feature of his immune system as a prime suspect. They also believe that a simple blood test might be able to prevent similar tragedies in future gene therapy trials.
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