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'''Martin J. Cline''' (born 1934) is an American geneticist who is the Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] (UCLA). He did postdoctoral training in [[hematology]]-[[oncology]] at the [[University of Utah]] and was at the [[University of California, San Francisco]] before going to UCLA. His research has been in [[cell biology]], [[molecular biology]], and [[genetics]].

==Accomplishments==
Cline was the first to successfully transfer a functioning [[gene]] into a living mouse, creating the first [[Transgene|transgenic]] organism. His research has also pertained to the molecular genetic alterations in [[cancer]], especially in [[leukemia]].

In 1980, Cline conducted a rDNA transfer into the bone marrow cells of two patients with hereditary blood disorders. He did so in direct opposition to National Institute of Health gene therapy guidelines and without the approval of the Institutional Review Board at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), where his research was conducted. The ethical concerns that were generated prompted a call for review by a number of organizations—including the National Council of Churches, Synagogue Council of America, and the United States Catholic Conference. Consequently, Cline was forced to resign his department chairmanship at UCLA and lost several research grants.

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==Further reading==
* {{cite journal |last1=Beutler |first1=Ernest |title=the cline affair |journal=Molecular Therapy |date=1 November 2001 |volume=4 |issue=5 |pages=396–397 |doi=10.1006/mthe.2001.0486 |pmid=11708875 |doi-access=free }}
* {{cite news |last1=Jacobs |first1=Paul |title=Doctor Tried Gene Therapy On 2 Humans |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/10/08/doctor-tried-gene-therapy-on-2-humans/c95d4b44-3e5c-4a48-904c-4bbefe52391b/ |newspaper=Washington Post |agency=Los Angeles Times |date=8 October 1980 }}

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[[Category:David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA faculty]]


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