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«Genethics» and public health genomics

Niemiec, Emilia LU orcid and Howard, Heidi Carmen LU (2019) p.243-257
Abstract

In this chapter, we first reflect on approaches to public health, ethical positions on public health issues, and definitions of health. We subsequently present ethical, legal, and social issues in genetics and genomics, with particular attention to public health and the historical perspective. We then discuss the issues related to the implementation of genomic technologies in public health with focus on genomic sequencing used for diagnosis, screening, its applications in the context of reproductive technologies, and the potential use of genome editing technology in the germline. Our reflections indicate that to ensure the ethical use of genomic technologies in public health, we should be transparent about the limitations of these... (More)

In this chapter, we first reflect on approaches to public health, ethical positions on public health issues, and definitions of health. We subsequently present ethical, legal, and social issues in genetics and genomics, with particular attention to public health and the historical perspective. We then discuss the issues related to the implementation of genomic technologies in public health with focus on genomic sequencing used for diagnosis, screening, its applications in the context of reproductive technologies, and the potential use of genome editing technology in the germline. Our reflections indicate that to ensure the ethical use of genomic technologies in public health, we should be transparent about the limitations of these technologies, risks and uncertainties involved, stakeholders and their interests, including the most vulnerable who may be affected, and about the values guiding practice of public health genomics.

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CRISPR-Cas9, ELSI, Eugenics, Genome editing, Genomic screening, Public health genomics, Whole-exome sequencing, Whole-genome sequencing
host publication
Applied Genomics and Public Health : Translational and Applied Genomics - Translational and Applied Genomics
editor
Patrinos, George P.
pages
15 pages
publisher
Academic Press
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  • scopus:85093485155
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9780128136959
9780128136966
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-813695-9.00013-3
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English
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Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  author       = {{Niemiec, Emilia and Howard, Heidi Carmen}},
  booktitle    = {{Applied Genomics and Public Health : Translational and Applied Genomics}},
  editor       = {{Patrinos, George P.}},
  isbn         = {{9780128136959}},
  keywords     = {{CRISPR-Cas9; ELSI; Eugenics; Genome editing; Genomic screening; Public health genomics; Whole-exome sequencing; Whole-genome sequencing}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{11}},
  pages        = {{243--257}},
  publisher    = {{Academic Press}},
  title        = {{«Genethics» and public health genomics}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813695-9.00013-3}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/B978-0-12-813695-9.00013-3}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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