Consent and privacy in pharmacogenetic testing

作者: John A. Robertson

DOI: 10.1038/90032

关键词: Intensive care medicinePharmacologyPharmacogenetic TestPharmacogeneticsDiseaseInformed consentBiologyGenetics

摘要: The clinical use of pharmacogenetic drugs will require that a sample patient's DNA be tested before drug is prescribed. Although tests pose fewer risks than genetic for disease mutations, they might still reveal personal information could used adversely to interests. Informed consent and privacy test results may essential in most uses drugs.