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Genetic testing and Alzheimer disease: recommendations of the Stanford Program in Genomics, Ethics, and Society.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 1999
McConnell L M, Koenig B A, Greely H T, Raffin T A
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Several genes associated with Alzheimer disease (AD) have been localized and cloned; two genetic tests are already commercially available, and new tests are being developed. Genetic testing for AD--either for disease prediction or for diagnosis--raises critical ethical concerns. The multidisciplinary Alzheimer Disease Working Group of the Stanford Program in Genomics, Ethics, and Society (PGES) presents...
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