Parental attitudes regarding newborn screening of PKU and DMD.

摘要: The ability to perform predictive genetic testing of children raises ethical concerns. Current guidelines support the screening newborns for conditions in which early treatment reduces morbidity and mortality, oppose most other childhood. Little is known, however, about parental attitudes. We conducted focus groups gain information on attitudes, beliefs, concerns parents newborn both treatable untreatable that present Respondents across racial mandatory like phenylketonuria (PKU), citing lack knowledge, immature decision-makers. Parents do, want more information. Citing a variety psychosocial concerns, respondents believe should have access childhood onset conditions, even when there are no proven treatments. this make reproductive non-reproductive plans decisions. Although varied their personal interest testing, overwhelmingly they believed decisions belong parents. Professional proscribe be re-examined light consumer