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Ethical and policy issues in pediatric genetics
Author(s) -
Ross Lainie Friedman
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part c: seminars in medical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1552-4876
pISSN - 1552-4868
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.c.30162
Subject(s) - ethical issues , biobank , engineering ethics , medical genetics , genetic testing , political science , medicine , genetics , biology , engineering , gene
This article presents an overview to a special issue on ethical and policy issues in pediatric genetics. It discusses challenges to current practices and policies with regard to newborn screening, biobanking initiatives, and predictive genetic testing of minors. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.