Medicine, market and communication: ethical considerations in regard to persuasive communication in direct-to-consumer genetic testing services

Medicine, market and communication: ethical considerations in regard to persuasive communication in direct-to-consumer genetic testing services

Abstract Background Commercial genetic testing offered over the internet, known as direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC GT), currently is under ethical attack. A common critique aims at the limited validation of the tests as well as the risk of psycho-social stress or adaption of incorrect behavi...

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Main Authors: Manuel Schaper, Silke Schicktanz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Communication ethics
Advertising
Genetic Counselling
Persuasive communication
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-018-0292-3

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