Genetic and biochemical screening for endocrine disease: II. Ethical issues.

doi:10.1007/s002689900546

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Genetic and biochemical screening for endocrine disease: II. Ethical issues.

World journal of surgery - 1 Dec 1998

Kinder B K

Abstract excerpt

The ability to test for specific genes conferring susceptibility to a variety of diseases has profound ethical implications for the way in which we care for patients. Legislators and health care insurers are scrambling to address the aspects of genetic screening that they believe fall within thei...

Topics

Anonymous Testing
Beneficence
Confidentiality
Endocrine System Diseases
Ethics, Medical
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Genetic Testing
Humans
Insurance, Health
Paternalism
Personal Autonomy
Physician-Patient Relations
Trust

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