Raisaro Jean Louis, Ayday Erman, Hubaux Jean-Pierre
School of Computer and Communication Sciences, Laboratory for Communications and Applications (LCA1), EPFL Lausanne.
Praxis (Bern 1994). 2014 May 7;103(10):579-86. doi: 10.1024/1661-8157/a001657.
According to many scientists and clinicians, genomics is taking on a key role in the field of medicine. Impressive advances in genome sequencing have opened the way to a variety of revolutionary applications in modern healthcare. In particular, the increasing understanding of the human genome, and of its relation to diseases and response to treatments brings promise of improvements in better preventive and personalized medicine. However, this progress raises important privacy and ethical concerns that need to be addressed. Indeed, each genome is the ultimate identifier of its owner and, due to its nature, it contains highly personal and privacy-sensitive data. In this article, after summarizing recent advances in genomics, we discuss some important privacy issues associated with human genomic information and methods put in place to address them.
许多科学家和临床医生认为，基因组学正在医学领域发挥关键作用。基因组测序取得的惊人进展为现代医疗保健中的各种革命性应用开辟了道路。特别是，对人类基因组及其与疾病的关系以及对治疗反应的日益深入了解，为改善预防性和个性化医疗带来了希望。然而，这一进展引发了一些重要的隐私和伦理问题，需要加以解决。事实上，每个基因组都是其所有者的终极标识符，并且由于其性质，它包含高度个人化和对隐私敏感的数据。在本文中，在总结基因组学的最新进展之后，我们将讨论与人类基因组信息相关的一些重要隐私问题以及为解决这些问题而采取的方法。
