title: [Genetic testing in occupational medicine--conflicts and arguments within a historical perspective].
abstract: The article examines the positions and discussions on genetic testing in occupational medicine within a historical perspective. In the process, it shows a continuity of views regarding occupational medicine and its diagnostic approaches. While labor representatives mainly opposed the possibilities of genetic testing and particularly emphasized its selective nature, physicians stressed the preventive possibilities but nevertheless realized the importance of federal regulation. Interestingly enough, the discussions dealt exclusively with the modern possibilities of genetic testing, which played minuscule role in practice. On the other hand, family history, to this day, has attracted very little interest.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Aachen. swestermann@ukaachen.de
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Westermann
authors.forename: Urban
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wiesing
mesh_terms: D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D028683:National Socialism / Q000266:history*; D009787:Occupational Medicine / Q000266:history*; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation