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Guidelines for disclosing genetic information to family members: from development to use.

Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2006

Godard Béatrice, Hurlimann Thierry, Letendre Martin, Egalité Nathalie

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This paper presents the existing legal frameworks, professional guidelines and other documents related to the conditions and extent of the disclosure of genetic information by physicians to at-risk family members. Although the duty of a physician regarding disclosure of genetic information to a patient's relatives has only been addressed by few legal cases, courts have found such a duty under some circumstances....

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PMID: 16528614
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-005-2581-5

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