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Genetic testing: do healthcare professionals have a duty to tell a patient's family members that they may be at risk?

Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management - 1 Jan 1999

Marta M R

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The author describes the healthcare professional's dilemma of keeping a patient's genetic information confidential. Provided are case law, commentary and policy developments addressing confidentiality of patient information as weighed against third parties' needs to know genetic information regarding their family members.

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PMID: 10538434
DOI: 10.1002/jhrm.5600190305

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