This final chapter will discuss these questions: 1) As viewed cross-culturally, what are the
major ethical problems in the practice of human genetics today? What are the major social …

Genetic counselors are on the front lines of the genetic revolution, presented with tests of
varying predictive values and reliability, unfair testing distribution mechanisms, tests for …

* Assistant professor of clinical pediatrics at the University of Miami School of Medicine and
the medical director of the University's Pediatric Mobile Clinic. The mission of this clinic is to …

523 NCMJ vol. 74, no. 6 ncmedicaljournal. com tify carriers for sickle-cell disease, laws were
passed in many states that made testing mandatory for African American schoolchildren [11] …

We surveyed genetics professionals, patients, and the public about rights to information, to
requested services, and to parenthood, posing difficult cases found in practice. In all, 2906 …

Dorothy Wertz and John Fletcher pioneered the first international study of ethical and social
issues in genetics in 18 nations. This book reports and discusses their second and more …

Due to the increasing likelihood that new genetic tests will be incorporated into primary care,
we investigated the preparedness of primary care physicians to offer such tests. As a follow …

The scarcity of resources that can be allocated to genetic testing will ultimately limit the
number of diseases subjected to molecular analysis. Medical student David Allan, who …

Since the late 1960s, physicians and their colleagues in applied human genetics have
developed a spectrum of direct genetic services. Genetic screening and prenatal diagnosis …

BACKGROUND: The discussion of ethical issues in the practice of medical genetics is quite
recent in Mexico. However, in the present report we were able to compare the results …