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Published on: April 4, 2018
Ethical considerations in the use of DNA for the diagnosis of diseases
Kristine Barlow-Stewartand1, Leslie Burnett
1Centre for Genetics Education, NSW Health, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
Abstract:
Scientific advances in genetics have recently provided new information and enabled new interventions that are challenging existing ethical conventions. ISO 15189:20031 obliges the laboratory to consider its ethical responsibilities and the AACB (through membership of the IFCC) has taken a leading role in the discussion of evolving new ethical frameworks. This paper discusses the ethical implication of many of these recent advances in genetics and highlights some of the still unresolved ethical issues.
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