title: Entering the age of the new genetics with eyes wide open.
abstract: A concerted international effort currently is being made to localize human genes and to identify their role in specific diseases. This will enable physicians to test for a broader range of genetic characteristics and to manipulate human somatic and germ-line cells. With this new age of genetics comes a host of ethical issues and questions.
authors.affiliation: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ayabe
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D005820:Genetic Testing; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis