Genetic testing in children and young people.

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Guidelines on childhood genetic testing are in broad agreement that where there are no 'urgent medical reasons', presymptomatic and predictive testing for adult-onset disorders, and carrier testing should be postponed until a child is able to give his or her own consent, either as a competent young person, or as an adult. This paper explores situations in which this requirement can be in tension with genetics...

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