Advances in molecular genetics have led to the increasing availability of genetic testing for a
variety of inherited disorders. While this new knowledge presents many obvious health …

Before the late 1960s, patients and their families were most likely to experience the world of
genetics in the context of rare, single-gene disorders and in the specialty clinic of a medical …

Knowledge of the genetic basis of human diseases is growing rapidly, with important
implications for pre-conceptional, prenatal, and predictive testing. While new genetic testing …

Proponents of genetic testing for hereditary disease have advanced this technology in the
hopes that it will offer persons from families at risk of hereditary disease new choices for …

Informed consent is a vital ethical doctrine in clinical medicine and, through genetic
counselling, is being applied to genetic testing. But genetic testing raises issues that …

To better understand ethical issues involved in the field of human genetics and promote
debate within the scientific community, the author surveyed scientists who engage in human …

Genetic testing in minor children presents a complex ethical and social problem. Current
guidelines state that genetic testing of children is recommended only under circumstances …

This book, written by a leading geneticist, examines the ethical and social issues raised by
the genetic testing of children. The opinions of geneticists, ethicists and affected families are …

As genetic testing becomes more commonplace, medicine will likely face both family and
individual demands for access to, and control of, test result information. Past research has …

Many social scientists and commentators have expressed concerns about the acceleration
of genetic medicine and testing in the last few decades. While there is a growing body of …