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Disclosure of familial genetic information: perceptions of the duty to inform.
The American journal of medicine - 15 Dec 2000
Lehmann L S, Weeks J C, Klar N, Biener L, Garber J E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The familial implications of genetic information can lead to a conflict between a physician's duties to maintain patient confidentiality and to inform at-risk relatives about susceptibility to genetic diseases. As genes are discovered that can identify patients at risk of adverse outcomes, this conflict has become the subject of discussion and debate. METHODS: We performed a one-time telephone survey...
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