LE FIGARO. - Is genetic doping a real threat?
Dr Olivier RABIN. - This is a question we asked ourselves in 2002, when gene therapy was taking such giant steps that we had to consider its arrival in sport. In 2003, even if no case had yet been mentioned, we therefore prohibited the transfer of genes aimed at repairing a deficiency and / or increasing performance.
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Since then, the text has widened to include modification of genes, prohibiting performance improvement by "the use of nucleic acids or nucleic acid analogs which could modify genomic sequences and / or alter the genetic expression by any mechanism. This includes but is not limited to gene editing, gene silencing and gene transfer . ” Added to this is "the use of normal or genetically modified cells" to improve performance. Cell therapy techniques aimed at promoting recovery are authorized,
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