[HTML][HTML] Should physicians warn patients' relatives of genetic risks?

M Lacroix, G Nycum, B Godard, BM Knoppers - CMAJ, 2008 - Can Med Assoc
• Protecting confidentiality and preventing harm to family members may create a dilemma for
physicians.• Requiring patients to agree to disclosure before genetic testing can lead to …

To warn or not to warn? Genetic information, families, and physician liability

JL Gold - McGill Journal of Medicine, 2004 - mjm.mcgill.ca
Genetic testing raises a number of legal issues. Physicians providing genetic testing may be
faced with questions related to privacy, confidentiality, and the duty to warn. Because …

What should the law say about disclosure of genetic information to relatives

EW Clayton - J. Health Care L. & Pol'y, 1998 - HeinOnline
When a person is diagnosed with a genetic disease or characteristic, his or her relatives are
more likely than others in the general population to be similarly affected. This fact raises a …

[HTML][HTML] A Physician's duty to warn third parties of hereditary risk

KE Schleiter - AMA Journal of Ethics, 2009 - journalofethics.ama-assn.org
People are increasingly obtaining genetic information about themselves that, unlike other
medical information, may directly concern not only them, but also their biological relatives …

The evolving duty to disclose the presence of genetic disease to relatives

LJ Deftos - Academic medicine, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Under the aegis of the Human Genome Project, research laboratories are identifying the
genetic bases of human diseases almost daily. This explosion in molecular biology has …

Medical geneticists' duty to warn at‐risk relatives for genetic disease

MJ Falk, RB Dugan, MA O'Riordan… - American Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The practice of medicine is being transformed by genetic research. While it is hoped that
these advances will lead to improved treatments and cures, an immediate benefit of the …

Physicians' attitudes toward disclosure of genetic information to third parties

G Geller, ES Tambor, BA Bernhardt… - Journal of Law …, 1993 - cambridge.org
Confidentiality is a cornerstone of the physician-patient relationship. Breaches of
confidentiality in the context of genetic testing are of particular concern for a number of …

Managing familial risk in genetic testing

S Taub, K Morin, MA Spillman, RM Sade… - Genetic …, 2004 - liebertpub.com
Increasing numbers of people are seeking genetic testing and uncovering information that
directly concerns their biological relatives as well as themselves. This familial quality of …

Duty to disclose in medical genetics: a legal perspective

MZ Pelias - American journal of medical genetics, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
As technical knowledge and public information in medical genetics continue to expand, the
geneticist may expect to be held responsible for informing patients and clients about new …

Patients' Rights or Family Responsibilities-Two Approaches to Genetic Testing

L Skene - Med. L. Rev., 1998 - HeinOnline
This paper explores two contrasting approaches to policy making on genetic testing and the
control and use of human tissue and genetic information, especially in the intra-familial …