Promoting Safe and Effective Genetic Testing in the United States - Final Report of Task Force on Genetic Testing

Informationen zum Autor Neil A. Holtzman, M.D., M.P.H., is professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He holds joint appointments in Health Policy and Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and is director of Genetics and Public Policy Studies at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Michael S. Watson, Ph.D., is with the American College of Medical Genetics. Klappentext The members of this task force describe general principles involved in genetic testing, including informed consent, testing of children, confidentiality, and discrimination. They describe methods and policies to ensure the safety and effectiveness of new genetic tests. They discuss how to ensure the quality of laboratories that perform genetic tests, show how health care professionals outside the field of genetics can better understand the uses of genetic testing, and offer a look at testing for rare inherited genetic disorders.

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• Authors: Neil A. Holtzman, Michael S. Watson
• Assisted by: Neil A Holtzman (Editor), Neil A. Holtzman (Editor), Michael S Watson (Editor), Michael S. (St. Louis Children's Hospital) Watson (Editor), Watson Michael S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.05.1998
• EAN: 9780801859724
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-5972-4
• No. of pages: 204
• Dimensions: 212 mm x 277 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Genetics, MEDICAL / Laboratory Medicine, Medical Genetics, Medical laboratory testing & techniques, Medical laboratory testing and techniques