Original Articles
Vol. 41 No. 2 (1992)
https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.1992.1106
The genome project and the knowledge regarding normal and pathological human genes
Ethical and deontological problems
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Recent advances in the field of the Human Genome Project and of human hereditary disease mapping involve several ethical problems. Some of these issues, including the secrecy of research results and commercial exploitation of cloned DNA sequences are outlined. Ethical issues involving the diagnosis and prognosis of inherited disease, genetic liability to occupational diseases and database secrecy are discussed.
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The genome project and the knowledge regarding normal and pathological human genes: Ethical and deontological problems. (1992). Medicina E Morale, 41(2), 219-232. https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.1992.1106
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