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Ethical Dilemmas in Genetics and Genetic Counseling: Principles Through Case Scenarios

Ethical Dilemmas in Genetics and Genetic Counseling: Principles Through Case Scenarios

Berliner, Janice

Paperback

Medical Reference

ISBN10: 019994489X
ISBN13: 9780199944897
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Oct 13 2014
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
Knowledge of the genetic basis of human diseases is growing rapidly, with important implications for pre-conceptional, prenatal, and predictive testing. While new genetic testing offers better insight into the causes of and susceptibility for heritable diseases, not all inherited diseases that can be predicted on the basis of genetic information can be treated or cured. Should we test everyone who wants to know his or her genetic status, even when there are no possibilities for treatment? What is the role of the right-not-to-know? Do we test children for adult onset disorders because the parents just have to know or do we respect the children's right to choose when they are older? Do we allow commercial companies to offer genetic tests directly to consumers without the proper oversight regarding what the test results will mean?

By using a creative approach that focuses on a single extended family as a case example to illustrate each chapter's key point, the authors elucidate ethical issues arising in the genetics clinic and laboratory surrounding many timely issues, including:

- prenatal and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis

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