Community Genetics: a new discipline and its application in Brazil
Community genetics is a new discipline which aims to provide genetic services to the community as a whole. As a science, community genetics encompasses all research needed to develop and evaluate its application. There is no question that the development of community genetics is necessary in Brazil....
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| description | Community genetics is a new discipline which aims to provide genetic services to the community as a whole. As a science, community genetics encompasses all research needed to develop and evaluate its application. There is no question that the development of community genetics is necessary in Brazil. The implementation of such programs in our country, especially for hemoglobinopathies, has been recommended by the World Health Organization and other international organizations. Apart from the need for and appeal of community genetics programs, some aspects require serious review. This article discusses various cultural, social, psychological, and economic factors that can make genetic screening an invasion of individual privacy |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d68cab83849943bd9242cbcb45cc96272022-12-21T19:49:30ZengEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública1678-4464161261263S0102-311X2000000100029Community Genetics: a new discipline and its application in BrazilAntonio Sérgio Ramalho0Roberto Benedito de Paiva e Silva1Universidade Estadual de CampinasUniversidade Estadual de CampinasCommunity genetics is a new discipline which aims to provide genetic services to the community as a whole. As a science, community genetics encompasses all research needed to develop and evaluate its application. There is no question that the development of community genetics is necessary in Brazil. The implementation of such programs in our country, especially for hemoglobinopathies, has been recommended by the World Health Organization and other international organizations. Apart from the need for and appeal of community genetics programs, some aspects require serious review. This article discusses various cultural, social, psychological, and economic factors that can make genetic screening an invasion of individual privacyhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2000000100029&lng=en&tlng=enCommunity GeneticsGenetic CounselingGenetics |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Sérgio Ramalho Roberto Benedito de Paiva e Silva Community Genetics: a new discipline and its application in Brazil Cadernos de Saúde Pública Community Genetics Genetic Counseling Genetics |
| title | Community Genetics: a new discipline and its application in Brazil |
| title_full | Community Genetics: a new discipline and its application in Brazil |
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| title_short | Community Genetics: a new discipline and its application in Brazil |
| title_sort | community genetics a new discipline and its application in brazil |
| topic | Community Genetics Genetic Counseling Genetics |
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