Alerting relatives about heritable risks: the limits of confidentiality.
Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 29622529.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/bmj.k1409 and PMC identifier 5885756.
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Abstract
Are there situations when sharing a patient’s genetic information with relatives without consent is acceptable? <b>Anneke Lucassen</b> and <b>Roy Gilbar</b> discuss
Medical subject headings
- Confidentiality
- Family
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn
- Informed Consent
- Truth Disclosure