The Dangers of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease: Comment on “Personal Genomic Testing, Genetic Inheritance, and Uncertainty”

, &
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 14 (4):585-587 (2017)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

The overarching issue with this case study is poor regulation and quality control over direct-to-consumer genetic testing, delivered in the absence of any medical oversight.

Categories

Keywords

Reprint years

DOI

10.1007/s11673-017-9817-6

Links

PhilArchive



    Upload a copy of this work     Papers currently archived: 93,031

External links

Setup an account with your affiliations in order to access resources via your University's proxy server

Through your library

My notes

Similar books and articles

Controlling futures? Online Genetic Testing and Neurodegenerative Disease: Comment on “Personal Genomic Testing, Genetic Inheritance, and Uncertainty”.Narelle Warren & John Gardner - 2017 - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 14 (4):593-594.
Reflecting Before Testing: Comment on “Personal Genomic Testing, Genetic Inheritance, and Uncertainty”.Jacqueline Savard - 2017 - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 14 (4):589-590.
Losing our minds? direct-to-consumer genetic testing and Alzheimer's disease.Emily Largent - 2021 - In I. Glenn Cohen, Nita A. Farahany, Henry T. Greely & Carmel Shachar (eds.), Consumer genetic technologies: ethical and legal considerations. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Personal Genomic Testing, Genetic Inheritance, and Uncertainty.Paul H. Mason - 2017 - Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 14 (4):583-584.
The ethical challenges of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.Cheryl Berg & Kelly Fryer-Edwards - 2008 - Journal of Business Ethics 77 (1):17 - 31.
Why not order direct-to-consumer genetic testing for your children?Eline M. Bunnik - 2010 - Genomics, Society and Policy 6 (3):1-3.
Regulatory and medical aspects of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.M. Sharkey Catherine, Michael Xiaohan Wu & Kenneth Offit F. Walsh - 2021 - In I. Glenn Cohen, Nita A. Farahany, Henry T. Greely & Carmel Shachar (eds.), Consumer genetic technologies: ethical and legal considerations. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
The sense of proportion: two thoughts about the governance of direct-to-consumer genetic testing for children.Peter Mills - 2010 - Genomics, Society and Policy 6 (3):1-3.
Genomics, Big Data and Privacy: Reflections upon the implications of direct-to-consumer genetic testing.Mariana Vitti Rodrigues - 2020 - Revista Natureza Humana 22 (1):21.
Privacy best practices for direct-to-consumer genetic testing services : are industry efforts at self-regulation sufficient?James W. Hazel - 2021 - In I. Glenn Cohen, Nita A. Farahany, Henry T. Greely & Carmel Shachar (eds.), Consumer genetic technologies: ethical and legal considerations. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Analytics

Added to PP
2017-11-13

Downloads
15 (#975,286)

6 months
3 (#1,046,495)

Historical graph of downloads
How can I increase my downloads?

Author's Profile

Citations of this work

Add more citations

References found in this work

Add more references