Ethical dilemmas routinely occur in the clinical practice of allergy and immunology. These
ethical questions stem from the range of conditions and the different populations cared for by …

Breast cancer remains the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide, necessitating
advancements in diagnostic methods. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into …

Prenatal genetic testing is becoming available for an increasingly broad set of diseases, and
it is only a matter of time before parents can choose to test for hundreds, if not thousands, of …

Disclaimer: This Points to Consider document is designed primarily as an educational
resource for clinical laboratory geneticists to help them provide quality clinical laboratory …

The use of genome-wide sequencing (GWS) in paediatrics has added complexity to
informed consent (IC) and pretest counselling because of the vast number and interpretation …

Background While integrating genomic sequencing into clinical care carries clear medical
benefits, it also raises difficult ethical questions. Compared to traditional sequencing …

New technologies such as non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), capable of analyzing cell-
free fetal DNA in the maternal bloodstream, have become increasingly widespread and …

We have greater knowledge about the genetic contributions to Parkinson's disease (PD)
with major gene discoveries occurring in the last few decades and the identification of risk …

Respect for patient autonomy has served as the dominant ethical principle of genetic
counselling, but as we move into a genomic era, it is time to actively re-examine the role that …

Since determining the structure of the DNA double helix, the study of genes and genomes
has revolutionized contemporary science; with the decoding of the human genome, new …