Objective: New medical discoveries regarding genetic susceptibility to common chronic
diseases, and the decoding of the human genome have increased public attention to …

This article provides an overview of ethical issues in genetic testing and screening as they
are currently considered in relationship to the Human Genome Project. Previous landmark …

For several decades, clinical geneticists have espoused two key ethical principles,
nondirectiveness and confidentiality. These principles made a great deal of sense in the …

Clinical geneticists are increasingly confronted with ethical tensions between their
responsibilities to individual patients and to other family members. This paper considers the …

Ethical issues concerning genetic testing arise in two areas: public policy and individual
conduct. Confusion results if these are not kept distinct because factors that may be relevant …

The promise of personalized medicine and the quest for a greater understanding of the
genetic basis of disease has transformed the research enterprise. The Director of the …

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 …

We surveyed the approaches of 661 geneticists in 18 nations to 14 clinical cases and asked
them to give their ethical reasons for choosing these approaches. Patient autonomy was the …

Established guidance for the protection of human subjects in research has provided the
framework for research and clinical practice in genetics. Three key principles to emerge are …

Objectives—The development of predictive genetic tests provides a new area where
consumers can gain knowledge of their health status and commercial opportunities.“Over …