Correspondence on possible second generation effects of thalidomide

Extended discussions arising from the suggestion, made by W. G. McBride in 1994, that thalidomide may be a mutagen (British Medical Journal, vol. 308: 1635-6). Includes correspondence and memoranda clarifying the position of the Thalidomide Trust, and patient information.

McBride, an Australian clinician, had independently discovered the teratogenic effects of thalidomide in 1961. His later theory that damage caused by thalidomide can be passed to offspring has proven highly controversial.

1993-2000

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