Genetic testing in asymptomatic minors background considerations towards ESHG recommendations

Borry, Pascal, Evers-Kiebooms, Gerry, Cornel, Martina C., Clarke, Angus John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-9286 and Dierickx, Kris 2009. Genetic testing in asymptomatic minors background considerations towards ESHG recommendations. European Journal of Human Genetics 17 (6) , pp. 711-719. 10.1038/ejhg.2009.25

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Abstract

Although various guidelines and position papers have discussed, in the past, the ethical aspects of genetic testing in asymptomatic minors, the European Society of Human Genetics had not earlier endorsed any set of guidelines exclusively focused on this issue. This paper has served as a background document in preparation of the development of the policy recommendations of the Public and Professional Committee of the European Society of Human Genetics. This background paper first discusses some general considerations with regard to the provision of genetic tests to minors. It discusses the concept of best interests, participation of minors in health-care decisions, parents’ responsibilities to share genetic information, the role of clinical genetics and the health-care system in communication within the family. Second, it discusses, respectively, the presymptomatic and predictive genetic testing for adult-onset disorders, childhood-onset disorders and carrier testing.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH426 Genetics
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:	1018-4813
Last Modified:	20 Oct 2022 08:57
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/30176

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