Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
Genetic screening: ethical issues - Nuffield Council on Bioethics
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Table of C<strong>on</strong>tents<br />
Page<br />
Chapter 1 : INTRODUCTION 1<br />
Chapter 2 : SCIENTIFIC BASIS 7<br />
What genes are 7<br />
The scientific basis of genetic <str<strong>on</strong>g>screening</str<strong>on</strong>g> : types of disorder 7<br />
Types of genetic tests 10<br />
The importance of genetic variati<strong>on</strong> 13<br />
Chapter 3 : GENETIC SCREENING : CURRENT PROGRAMMES 15<br />
Principles of genetic <str<strong>on</strong>g>screening</str<strong>on</strong>g> programmes 17<br />
Existing <str<strong>on</strong>g>screening</str<strong>on</strong>g> programmes 18<br />
Table of current genetic <str<strong>on</strong>g>screening</str<strong>on</strong>g> programmes in the UK 27<br />
Chapter 4 : PROVIDING INFORMATION AND OBTAINING CONSENT 29<br />
Informati<strong>on</strong> 30<br />
Counselling and c<strong>on</strong>sent 36<br />
Pers<strong>on</strong>s requiring special safeguards 38<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s and Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s 40<br />
Chapter 5 : THE RESULTS OF GENETIC SCREENING AND CONFIDENTIALITY 41<br />
Disclosure to the individual 41<br />
Disclosure to family members 42<br />
The importance of c<strong>on</strong>fidentiality 44<br />
Legal protecti<strong>on</strong> of genetic informati<strong>on</strong> 45<br />
Professi<strong>on</strong>al codes of c<strong>on</strong>duct 47<br />
Disclosure of genetic informati<strong>on</strong> 48<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>ethical</str<strong>on</strong>g> dilemmas 48<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Genetic</str<strong>on</strong>g> registers 51<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s and Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s 53<br />
Chapter 6 : EMPLOYMENT 55<br />
Possible reas<strong>on</strong>s for genetic testing in employment 56<br />
The legal framework 58<br />
The practice of genetic <str<strong>on</strong>g>screening</str<strong>on</strong>g> in employment 59<br />
Ethical <str<strong>on</strong>g>issues</str<strong>on</strong>g> 61<br />
A need for further legal provisi<strong>on</strong>? 62<br />
C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong>s and Recommendati<strong>on</strong>s 64