Ethicolegal aspects of genetics in surgical practice.
Genetic medicine can pose ethical and legal dilemmas or both. This short review highlights some of the ethicolegal issues in disclosure of genetic information to family members and considers whether the availability, or not, of a medical intervention is relevant in communication of risk information.
Lucassen
Anneke
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Academic Unit of Genetic Medicine, Cancer Sciences Division, University of Southampton School of Medicine, MP105, Level G, The Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK. a.m.lucassen@soton.ac.uk
D003142:Communication; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D030881:Disclosure / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005190:Family; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D030661:Genetic Privacy; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence