Human genetic information [[electronic resource] ] : science, law and ethics

• Pubblicazione: Chichester ; ; New York, : Wiley, 1990
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 573.2
• Soggetto topico: Medical genetics - Social aspects; Human genetics - Social aspects
• Note generali: "Symposium on Human Genetic Information: Science, Law, and Ethics, held in collaboration with the Akademische Kommission der Universität Bern ... Bern, Switzerland, 20-22 June 1989"--P. v.; "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: HUMAN GENETIC INFORMATION : SCIENCE, LAW AND ETHICS; Contents; Introduction; Thc human genome: the nature of the enterprise; Prenatal diagnosis: current approaches and future trends; The use of genetic markers for personal identification and the analysis of family relationships; Recent advances in the genetics of psychiatric disorder; The problem of polygenic disease; Limits to genetic intervention in humans: somatic and germline; Who has the right to know thc genetic constitution of a particular person?; Human genetic information: the legal implications ; Commercial exploitation of the human genome: what are the problems?Religious aspects of human genetic information; Who might I have been?; Human genome analysis and the concept of human nature; Summing-up; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: As part of a continuing effort to tackle issues of major social concern, this 280th conference of internationally recognized experts from the fields of molecular biology, medicine, philosophy, theology, and the law looks into the scientific, legal, ethical, social, and economic issues confronting man and his ability to map and sequence the human genome. A wide variety of subjects are covered, including prenatal diagnosis, advances in the genetics of psychiatric disorders, the problems associated with polygenic disease, and the limits to genetic intervention in humans. The symposium also discus
• Titolo autorizzato: Human genetic information
• ISBN: 1-282-34764-0; 9786612347641; 0-470-51390-X; 0-470-51391-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830781603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 149.