Discussing options between patients and health care professionals in genetic diagnosis: ethical and legal criteria

Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

Pilar Nicolás¹ 

[1] University of Deusto, University of the Basque Country, Universidad de Deusto, Avenida de las Universidades, Bilbao, Spain

关键词: law;    DNA;    biological samples;    confidentiality;    privacy;    patients' rights;    genetic testing;    genetic data;   

Others  :  810776
DOI  :  10.1186/1897-4287-5-3-144

 received in 2007-05-16, accepted in 2007-08-30,  发布年份 2007

【 摘 要 】

The specific characteristics of genetic data lead to ethical-legal conflicts in the framework of genetic diagnosis. Several international organisations, including UNESCO and the Council of Europe, have enacted rules referring to the use of genetic information. This paper discusses possible legal and ethical criteria that could be used in genetic testing.

   

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