To use or not to use? an ethical analysis of access to data and samples of a deceased patient for genetic diagnostic and research purposes

To use or not to use? an ethical analysis of access to data and samples of a deceased patient for genetic diagnostic and research purposes

Using genetic tests on deceased patients’ samples for diagnostic purposes affects the family members' health and lives but raises some ethical issues in today’s practice of medicine and research. In this paper, we address a common ethical dilemma of clinicians regarding whether to perform gene...

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Main Authors: Mahshad Noroozi, Fatemeh Bahmani, Kazem Mousavizadeh, Saeedeh Saeedi Tehrani, Akram Hashemi, Mina Forouzandeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine
Subjects:
Genetic information; Postmortem disclosure; Ethics; Family members; Confidentiality; Consent.
Online Access:https://jmehm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jmehm/article/view/1255

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