Genomic Testing for Human Health and Disease Across the Life Cycle: Applications and Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges

Genomic Testing for Human Health and Disease Across the Life Cycle: Applications and Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges

The expanding use of genomic technologies encompasses all phases of life, from the embryo to the elderly, and even the posthumous phase. In this paper, we present the spectrum of genomic healthcare applications, and describe their scope and challenges at different stages of the life cycle. The integ...

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Main Authors: Gemma A. Bilkey, Belinda L. Burns, Emily P. Coles, Faye L. Bowman, John P. Beilby, Nicholas S. Pachter, Gareth Baynam, Hugh J. S. Dawkins, Kristen J. Nowak, Tarun S. Weeramanthri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
genomics
public health
healthcare
genomic testing
molecular diagnostics
genetic disease
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00040/full

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