Othering is a process that identifies those that are thought to be different from oneself or the
mainstream, and it can reinforce and reproduce positions of domination and subordination …

Although various guidelines and position papers have discussed, in the past, the ethical
aspects of genetic testing in asymptomatic minors, the European Society of Human Genetics …

In the last few decades, great progress has been made in both genetic and genomic
research. The development of the Human Genome Project has increased our knowledge of …

This article analyses the ethical discussion of predictive genetic testing in minors for genetic
conditions for which there is no phenotypic evidence for disease at the considered time of …

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's dementia, Huntington's chorea,
Parkinson's disease or spinocerebellar ataxia, manifests into adulthood with an insidious …

A recent study points to the influence of a particular genotype on aggressive behaviour. In its
report on “Genetics and human behaviour”(2002), the Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCR) …

Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurogenetic disorder that has a 50%
inheritance rate. The ability to have 100% confirmation of the illness became a reality with …

Recently discovered mutations in 2 genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, account for most hereditary
cases of breast cancer. Individuals with mutations in either BRCA1 or BRCA2 carry an …