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Lay perceptions of genetic testing in Germany and Israel: the interplay of national culture and individual experience

2009-11-17

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Germany and Israel represent opposite regulatory approaches and bioethical outlooks regarding genetic testing. This study examines lay attitudes (including attitudes of people affected by genetic diseases) in both countries towards genetic testing of adults, focusing on the differences between cultural and personal argumentations, as well as between affected and non-affected perspectives. With regard to three majo...

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Literature Corpus work: 40fa7691-3b34-5303-aaa1-b0c307dcf71a
DOI: 10.1080/14636770903314533

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