Genetic diversity and disease susceptibility.

Journal article

Abstract:: The range of genetic diversity within human populations is enormous. Genetic susceptibility to common chronic disease is a significant part of this genetic diversity, which also includes a variety of rare clear-cut inherited diseases. Modern DNA-based genomic analysis can now routinely lead to the identification of genes involved in disease susceptibility, provides the basis for genetic counselling in affected families, and more widely for a genetically targeted approach to disease prevention. This naturally raises problems concerning the use of information on an individual's decisions, but for employment, and health and life insurance.

Journal:: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences More from this journal
Volume:: 352
Issue:: 1357
Pages:: 1045-1050
Publication date:: 1997-08-01
DOI:: 10.1098/rstb.1997.0083
EISSN:: 1471-2970
ISSN:: 0962-8436

Language:: English
Keywords:: Humans

Genetic Diseases, Inborn

Genetic Testing

Genetic Variation
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