Jesse Gelsinger
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 26 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 18,1981 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Date of died | September 17,1999 |
| Died | University Of Pennsylvania |
| Philadelphia | |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
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| ID | 419379 |
Jesse Gelsinger Life story
Jesse Gelsinger was the first person publicly identified as having died in a clinical trial for gene therapy. Gelsinger suffered from ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, an X-linked genetic disease of the liver, the symptoms of which include an inability to metabolize ammonia – a byproduct of protein breakdown.