Personalized medicine and genetic malpractice

Personalized medicine and genetic malpractice

Angelina Jolie's recent revelation that she had prophylactic surgery to reduce her breast cancer risk after BRCA genetic testing has increased public interest in preventive genetic testing. This so-called "Angelina effect" exemplifies a growing consumer interest and medical uptake of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Genetics in medicine 2013-12, Vol.15 (12), p.921-922
Hauptverfasser: Marchant, Gary E., Lindor, Rachel A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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631/208/212/2166
631/208/2489/1512
692/700
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
commentary
Genetic Testing - legislation & jurisprudence
Human Genetics
Humans
Laboratory Medicine
Malpractice
Pharmacogenetics
Precision medicine
Precision Medicine - trends
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Zusammenfassung:Angelina Jolie's recent revelation that she had prophylactic surgery to reduce her breast cancer risk after BRCA genetic testing has increased public interest in preventive genetic testing. This so-called "Angelina effect" exemplifies a growing consumer interest and medical uptake of genetic testing in response to the increased availability and utility.
ISSN:1098-3600
1530-0366
DOI:10.1038/gim.2013.142