When is genetic screening permissible?
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The proposed ethics principles for genetic screening, generated by the World Medical Assn, place the patient's privacy over all other considerations in the physician-patient relationship even if preventative steps could be taken. It disallows genetic testing for diseases or conditions that lack a cure or treatment regardless of the person's wishes, ignoring the advantage of foreknowledge to prepare for conditions such as Alzheimer's. Additionally, the proposal includes a disquieting statement of concern that genetic screening could be used to undermine natural selection.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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A genetic basis for familial aggregation in multiple sclerosis
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A study has found evidence that multiple sclerosis (MS) is a genetic-based disorder. A standardized questionnaires put to 15,000 individuals indicates that the number of cases of MS among first-degree non-biological relatives living with individuals having MS was nearly the same as the Canadian population the study participants were drawn from, and considerably less than that for biological relatives.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1995
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