For disorders that are preventable or treatable, most people agree that genetic testing makes sense ... disorder that exemplifies these difficult ethical and social concerns is Huntington's ...

recently updated policy statement on genetic testing for cancer susceptibility is available to download as a pdf file. The statement covers issues such as indications for genetic testing, special ...

Dept of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine University Medical Centre St Radboud, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Fax: + 31 24 354 02 54 The Forum on genetic testing for cancer ...

Aims The British Society for Genetic Medicine established a working group to review its guidance on the practical ethics of genetic testing in childhood. The review was timely, given the challenges ...

Sharing Genetic Information To better understand the ethical difficulties associated with a condition like SMA, suppose that a couple who has one child with SMA decides to undergo genetic testing ...