Open AccessΔιερευνώντας τα όρια της βιοηθικής: DTC Genetic Testing
Author(s) -
Σοφία Ζέρβα,
Ολυμπιάδα Λαχανά,
Ελένη Μπουραζάνη,
Ελευθερία Παπουτσάκη,
Κωνσταντίνος Πετρόπουλος,
Μαίρη Χριστοφίδη,
Θεοδώρα Κάτσιλα,
Γεώργιος Πατρινός
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vioīthika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2653-8660
DOI - 10.12681/bioeth.19862
Subject(s) - geneticist , genetic testing , multinational corporation , interpretation (philosophy) , business , psychology , advertising , computer science , genetics , biology , finance , programming language
Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) genetic tests are commercial services provided online, in drugstores and/or via television and press devoid of the consultation by a health professional or geneticist. Today, there are issues regarding their data validity and interpretation and the ethics of their use, as they allow access to the users’ genetic makeup.Indeed, DTC genetic services can influence consumers’ private life as well as the lives of those around them. We feel that DTC genetic tests and services need to be regulated and notably, regulation measures should be standardized among national and multinational regulatory bodies.