Discussing options between patients and health care professionals in genetic diagnosis: ethical and legal criteria
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The specific characteristics of genetic data lead to ethical-legal conflicts in the framework of genetic diagnosis. Several international organisations, including UNESCO and the Council of Europe, have enacted rules referring to the use of genetic information. This paper discusses possible legal and ethical criteria that could be used in genetic testing.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice
دوره 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007