A clinical perspective on ethical issues in genetic testing

Accountability in Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 148-162

  Sijmons, R H ^a   van Langen, I M ^a   Sijmons, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethics; Exome sequencing; Genetic counselling; Genetic testing; Privacy; Whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79956103957     PISSN: 08989621     EISSN: 15455815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08989621.2011.575033     Document Type: Article

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