Changing interpretations, stable genes: Responsibilities of patients, professionals, and policy makers in the clinical interpretation of complex genetic information

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 778-783

  Shirts, Brian H ^a   Parker, Lisa S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct to consumer genetic testing; Ethics of genetics; Genetic policy; Genetic testing; Test result interpretation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; LABORATORY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 57449116555     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31818bb38f     Document Type: Note

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