HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, USA.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSLATIONAL AND APPLIED GENOMICS, CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH, KAISER PERMANENTE NORTHWEST, PORTLAND, OR, USA.
J Law Med Ethics. 2022;50(4):818-832. doi: 10.1017/jme.2023.23.
This paper examines the legal and ethical aspects of traceback testing, a process in which patients who have been previously diagnosed with ovarian cancer are identified and offered genetic testing so that their family members can be informed of their genetic risk and can also choose to undergo testing. Specifically, this analysis examines the ethical and legal limits in implementing traceback testing in cases when the patient is deceased and can no longer consent to genetic testing.
本文探讨了回溯检测的法律和伦理方面,回溯检测是指对先前被诊断患有卵巢癌的患者进行基因检测,以便告知其家属他们的遗传风险,同时也可以选择进行检测。具体而言,本分析研究了在患者已经去世且无法再同意进行基因检测的情况下,实施回溯检测的伦理和法律限制。