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The geneticization of diagnostics.

William E Stempsey1

  • 1Department of Philosophy, College of the Holy Cross, One College Street, Worcester, MA 01610-2395, USA. wstempsey@holycross.edu

Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy
|July 20, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Geneticization influences medical diagnostics by altering disease concepts. This study argues that genetic diagnostics introduces ethical challenges not from its methods, but from a reductionist view of disease as inherent to human essence.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Genetics
  • Philosophy of Medicine

Background:

  • The term "geneticization" describes the increasing influence of genetics on society and medicine.
  • Genetic diagnostics impacts disease concepts and predisposition knowledge.
  • Innovations in genetic diagnostics raise novel ethical considerations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the ethical challenges posed by genetic diagnostics.
  • To examine the role of the neo-ontological concept of disease and genetic reductionism.
  • To argue against the necessity of these concepts for understanding genetic diagnostics.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of "geneticization" and its impact on diagnostic processes.
  • Examination of the neo-ontological concept of disease in the context of genetic reductionism.
  • Philosophical critique of the implications of disease as an inherent human essence.

Main Results:

  • Genetic diagnostics presents ethical challenges due to its reliance on a neo-ontological disease concept coupled with genetic reductionism.
  • This combination can lead to the problematic view of disease as intrinsic to human identity.
  • Traditional diagnostic methods are not ethically distinct from genetic diagnostics in principle.

Conclusions:

  • The neo-ontological concept of disease and genetic reductionism are not essential for a correct understanding of genetic diagnostics.
  • Ethical challenges in genetic diagnostics stem from conceptual frameworks, not procedural differences.
  • Re-evaluating these conceptual underpinnings is crucial for responsible genetic diagnostics.

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