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Predictive genetic testing of children for adult-onset diseases and psychological harm.

Journal of medical ethics - 1 Apr 2008

Malpas P J

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One of the central arguments given to resist testing currently healthy, asymptomatic children for adult-onset diseases is that they may be psychologically harmed by the knowledge gained from such tests. In this discussion I examine two of the most serious arguments: children who are tested may face limited futures, and that testing may result in damage to the child's self esteem (where the test result returns a...

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PMID: 18375680
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2006.019802

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