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Ethical, legal, and social dimensions of epilepsy genetics.

Epilepsia - 1 Oct 2006

Shostak Sara, Ottman Ruth

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PURPOSE: Emerging genetic information and the availability of genetic testing has the potential to increase understanding of the disease and improve clinical management of some types of epilepsy. However, genetic testing is also likely to raise significant ethical, legal, and social issues for people with epilepsy, their family members, and their health care providers. We review the genetic and social dimensions...

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PMID: 17054679
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00632.x
PMCID: PMC1802101

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