Publication Date:
1983-11-25
Description:
〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Kolata, G -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1983 Nov 25;222(4626):913-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6314504" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Chromosome Mapping
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Chromosomes, Human, 4-5
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DNA Restriction Enzymes
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Disclosure
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*Ethics, Medical
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*Genes
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Genetic Markers
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Humans
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Huntington Disease/*genetics
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Research Subjects
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can be located with recombinant DNA techniques, that is so close to the
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Huntington's disease gene that its presence can be used as an indicator for that
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gene. If this marker is used as a diagnostic test for Huntington's disease,
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people at risk for getting the disease will be able to learn whether or not they
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will in fact develop the disease. The ability to predict the inevitable onset of
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this progressive, degenerative disease raises ethical questions about counseling,
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screening, and disclosure of risk status to patients and family members.
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
