Amy, a long-term patient of yours, has been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder that has a
hereditary component likely to manifest itself in some of her relatives. While efforts to identify …

This paper summarizes two-day deliberations on issues of genetic services and diverse
communities, attended by experts representing genetic consumers, representatives of …

The right not to know - worthy of preservation any longer? An ethical perspective Page 1 Clin
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Although bioethicists have given much thought to the social consequences of widespread
predictive genetic testing, they have paid comparatively little attention to how its availability …

Fletcher, Berg and Tranoy (1985) proposed that medical geneticists around the world would
benefit from collective reflection on their preferred approaches to the most frequent of the …

The fact that genetic information about one person can be of value to others poses an
important challenge to the primacy of respect for the principle of autonomy in medicine …

The mapping of the human genome and scientific discoveries regarding genetic
contributions to disease hold great promise for the prevention and treatment of an array of …

Methods A 2-page survey to evaluate awareness of ethical issues related to genetic testing
was developed and mailed to all medical students (n= 417) and primary care residents (n …

This volume explores the history of genetic counseling in the context of its evolving ethical
framework of nondirectiveness. This historical development leads to a detailed …

Genetic counseling has become an important part of medical genetics. The demand for
genetic counseling will likely increase as knowledge accumulates about the genetic …