§ 22949.51

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 140, Sec. 2. (SB 180) Effective January 1, 2020.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Gene therapy” refers to the administration of genetic material to modify or manipulate the expression of a gene product, or to alter the biological properties of living cells, for therapeutic use.
(b)“Gene therapy kit” refers to a product that is sold as a collection of materials for the purpose of facilitating gene therapy experiments, including, but not limited to, a system for the targeted cutting of DNA molecules, such as type II clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR), associated proteins (CRISPR-Cas) systems,

including CRISPR-Cas9, as described in Regents of University of California v. Broad Institute, Inc.

(2018)903 F.3d 1286.

Other sections in Chapter 37 - Gene Therapy Kits: Notice

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