Mitochondrial donation and 'the right to know'

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 678-684

  Brandt, Reuven ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOLOGY; FERTILIZATION; GAMETE; HUMAN; MITOCHONDRION; BIOETHICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DONOR; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC COUNSELING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MITOCHONDRIAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; TRANSPLANTATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOETHICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC THERAPY; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; MITOCHONDRIAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANCY; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84983683528     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103587     Document Type: Article

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