Westermann Stefanie, Wiesing Urban
Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Aachen.
Medizinhist J. 2011;46(1):51-82.
The article examines the positions and discussions on genetic testing in occupational medicine within a historical perspective. In the process, it shows a continuity of views regarding occupational medicine and its diagnostic approaches. While labor representatives mainly opposed the possibilities of genetic testing and particularly emphasized its selective nature, physicians stressed the preventive possibilities but nevertheless realized the importance of federal regulation. Interestingly enough, the discussions dealt exclusively with the modern possibilities of genetic testing, which played minuscule role in practice. On the other hand, family history, to this day, has attracted very little interest.
本文从历史角度审视了职业医学中基因检测的立场与讨论。在此过程中，展现了关于职业医学及其诊断方法的观点的连续性。虽然劳工代表主要反对基因检测的可能性，尤其强调其选择性本质，但医生们强调了预防的可能性，不过也意识到了联邦监管的重要性。有趣的是，这些讨论仅涉及基因检测的现代可能性，而其在实际中作用极小。另一方面，时至今日，家族病史很少受到关注。
