Volume 4 - Vol4, Ethics in Clinical Researchese                   ijdld 2005, 4 - Vol4, Ethics in Clinical Researchese: 71-81 | Back to browse issues page

XML Persian Abstract Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Larijani B, Zahedi F, Asghari F. ETHICS IN GENETIC RESEARCH. ijdld 2005; 4 :71-81
URL: http://ijdld.tums.ac.ir/article-1-5052-en.html
Abstract:   (5605 Views)
Background: While the results of genetic research have increased our medical knowledge, promoted health and treatment of illness, some unique ethical problems arise about this type of research. Genetic information is often considered "special", or different from other kinds of medical information because of its close association with individual identity, which is due in part to the common assumption that genes are determinative of human health and characteristics. Thus there is potentially risk of harmful events genetic research participants including stigmatization or discrimination by employers and insurers. In addition, the fact that genetic information about an individual reveals information about relatives, creates new and complex ethical issues, particularly regarding privacy and confidentiality.
Methods: Given the importance of this subject, we searched PubMed, Medline and Ovid for some keywords such as "genetic research" and "ethics" during the recent decade. We compiled the article by reference to valid searched articles and some books.
Results & Conclusion: Informed consent, confidentiality, ownership of genetic information, family/cultural considerations, storage and future use of genetic samples, counseling and supervision contrivances are some respect important general ethical concerns which this paper discuss about briefly
Full-Text [PDF 179 kb]   (2001 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: General
Received: 2006/02/7 | Accepted: 2006/03/17 | Published: 2005/02/15

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

© 2024 , Tehran University of Medical Sciences, CC BY-NC 4.0

Designed & Developed by: Yektaweb