Can I access my personal genome? The current legal position in the UK

Medical Law Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-86

  Kaye, Jane ^a   Kanellopoulou, Nadja ^b   Hawkins, Naomi ^c   Gowans, Heather ^a   Curren, Liam ^a   Melham, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethics; DNA sequencing; Genetic research; Genome; Research ethics; Research findings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; DNA SEQUENCE; ETHICS; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT RIGHT; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH FINDINGS; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOETHICS; DNA SEQUENCING; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENOME; RESEARCH ETHICS; RESEARCH FINDINGS;

DATABASES, GENETIC; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC TESTING; GENOME, HUMAN; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS;

EID: 84894302585     PISSN: 09670742     EISSN: 14643790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/medlaw/fwt027     Document Type: Article

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