Ethical implications of the use of whole genome methods in medical research.

Journal article

The use of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in medical research and the increased ability to share data give a new twist to some of the perennial ethical issues associated with genomic research. GWAS create particular challenges because they produce fine, detailed, genotype information at high resolution, and the results of more focused studies can potentially be used to determine genetic variation for a wide range of conditions and traits. The information from a GWA scan is derived fro...

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Authors: Kaye, J; Boddington, P; de Vries, J; Hawkins, N; Melham, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: European journal of human genetics : EJHG
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 398-403
• Publication date: 2010-04-01
• DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.191
• EISSN: 1476-5438
• ISSN: 1018-4813
• Language: English
• Keywords: Genetic Privacy; Genome, Human; Genome-Wide Association Study; Biomedical Research; Humans; Ethics, Medical