Cystic fibrosis carrier screening in Veneto (Italy): An ethical analysis

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 321-328

  Bruni, Tommaso ^a,b   Mameli, Matteo ^c   Pravettoni, Gabriella ^b   Boniolo, Giovanni ^a,b  

^a FIRC INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrier screening; Cystic fibrosis; Eugenics; Genetic testing; Reproductive freedom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL GENETICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; EUGENICS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; ITALY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84863102888     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-011-9347-7     Document Type: Article

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