Incidental discovery of nonpaternity during prenatal testing of genetic disease.
Many ethical considerations surround prenatal genetic diagnosis, some of which are not anticipated. We present 2 cases in which misattributed paternity was inadvertently discovered during the workup of a father and son and a father and fetus, and present arguments for and against disclosure of this information. We recommend that healthcare providers must be prepared to deal with this kind of issue.
Li
Dongzhi
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Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Guangzhou Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, PR China. dongzhi3@yahoo.com.cn
Liao
Can
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D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics*; D005260:Female; D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics*; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D010334:Paternity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000941:ethics*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics
D005914:Globins