TY - GEN N2 - The dramatic explosion of information brought about by recent advances in genetic research brings welcome scientific knowledge. Yet this new knowledge also raises complex and troubling issues concerning privacy and confidentiality. This thought-provoking book is the first comprehensive exploration of these ethical, legal, and social issues. Distinguished experts in law, medicine, bioethics, public health, science policy, clinical genetics, philosophy, and other fields consider the many contexts in which issues of genetic privacy arise - from research and clinical settings to workplaces, insurance offices, schools, and the courts. AB - The dramatic explosion of information brought about by recent advances in genetic research brings welcome scientific knowledge. Yet this new knowledge also raises complex and troubling issues concerning privacy and confidentiality. This thought-provoking book is the first comprehensive exploration of these ethical, legal, and social issues. Distinguished experts in law, medicine, bioethics, public health, science policy, clinical genetics, philosophy, and other fields consider the many contexts in which issues of genetic privacy arise - from research and clinical settings to workplaces, insurance offices, schools, and the courts. T1 - Genetic secrets :protecting privacy and confidentiality in the genetic era / AU - Rothstein, Mark A., CN - RB155 ID - 22867 KW - Medical records KW - Privacy, Right of. KW - Confidential communications KW - Medical genetics KW - Patents. KW - PATENTS : PATENTABILITY : MICROBIOLOGY, MICROORGANISMS KW - GENETIC INFORMATION : PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY SN - 0300072511 TI - Genetic secrets :protecting privacy and confidentiality in the genetic era / ER -