Genetic Privacy
- 1 February 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Medicine
- Vol. 54 (1) , 393-407
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.med.54.101601.152131
Abstract
During the past 10 years, the number of genetic tests performed more than tripled, and public concern about genetic privacy emerged. The majority of states and the U.S. government have passed regulations protecting genetic information. However, research has shown that concerns about genetic privacy are disproportionate to known instances of information misuse. Beliefs in genetic determinacy explain some of the heightened concern about genetic privacy. Discussion of the debate over genetic testing within families illustrates the most recent response to genetic privacy concerns.Keywords
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