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MJA: The new genetics: legal and ethical implications for medicine The new genetics: legal and ethical implications for medicine Community discussion and informed guidelines for medical practitioners are needed MJA 1996; 165: 301-303. The achievements and potential of "the new genetics" were recently described as follows: The human genome has now been completely mapped and by the year 2000, virtually all genes will have been isolated and sequenced . . . The technology exists to allow analysis of all persons for mutations causing single gene disorders, probably very early in pregnancy or using IVF . . . [Next] will be predicting risk of multifactorial, common diseases of later life, including cancer. (Professor Bob Williamson, Director of the Murdoch Institute of Research into Birth Defects. The new genetics -- for good or ill , Dean of Medicine's Lecture Series, University of Melbourne, 1996.) These developments have enormous potential for good. About 8000 currently recognised single gene defects 1 afflict at least 1% of the population, more than half with serious consequences. In addition, links have been increasingly recognised between genetic factors and conditions such as cancer and heart disease. Many people are already affected by genetic testing. However, genetic testing raises important legal and ethical issues that must be investigated and resolved expeditiously. Full Article: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/sep16/skene/skene.html |
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