Supplement to 1993 Report on Genetic Screening
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a Supplement to its report Genetic Screening: ethical issues (1993). It summarises scientific, technological and policy-related developments that have...
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View ArticlePharmacogenetics - Recommendations for treatment and clinical practice
Download a PDF of Chapter 5 - Ethical issues in treatment and clinical practice (1.4MB) The introduction of pharmacogenetics will mean that many more patients are exposed to genetic testing than...
View ArticlePharmacogenetics - Use of information in clinical trials
Download a PDF of Chapter 3 - Research and development of new medicines (1.38MB) It is important to ensure that patients are protected if information about them is used in clinical trials.Also on the...
View ArticleGenetic screening - Chapter downloads
You can download the individual chapters of this report using the links below. (All files are PDFs and less than 400 KB)Chapter 1- IntroductionChapter 2- Scientific basisAlso on the WebAlso on the...
View ArticleGenetic screening - Key findings
This report recommended that the voluntary nature of all screening programmes should be emphasised and that adequately informed consent be a requirement. It also recommended that counselling should be...
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Genetic screening for diseases such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anaemia raises important ethical, legal and practical issues for the individual involved, their families and society generally.The...
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Research in pharmacogenetics investigates how differences in our genes can affect our response to medicines. This report considers the implications for research and development of medicines, clinical...
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