Ethical and legal issues arising from complex genetic disorders. DOE final report

Andrews, Lori

IIT (United States)

关键词: Cardiovascular Diseases;    Genetics;    Asthma;    Genes;    Public Health;   

DOI  :  10.2172/805433
RP-ID  :  NONE
RP-ID  :  FG02-01ER63168
RP-ID  :  805433

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The project analyzed the challenges raised by complex genetic disorders in genetic counselling, for clinical practice, for public health, for quality assurance, and for protection against discrimination. The research found that, in some settings, solutions created in the context of single gene disorders are more difficult to apply to complex disorders. In other settings, the single gene solutions actually backfired and created additional problems when applied to complex genetic disorders. The literature of five common, complex genetic disorders--Alzheimer's, asthma, coronary heart disease, diabetes, and psychiatric illnesses--was evaluated in depth.