Genetic Screening Programmes

Shanti Williamson, University of Glasgow School of Law, Glasgow, UK

Published online: May 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005590.pub2

Genetic screening programmes may benefit individuals, their families and society, but they may also cause harm. As such, screening programmes should meet certain important requirements before they are routinely implemented.

Keywords: genetics; screening; ethics

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Williamson, Shanti(May 2008) Genetic Screening Programmes. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005590.pub2]