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2008 Pediatric Bioethics Conference
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Description:
A Pandora’s box of genetic information exploded wide open when the human genome was mapped in 2003. Since that moment we have ever-increasing access to information that grows with every newly available genetic test and each new understanding of the genetic underpinnings of disease and health. According to the bioethics community, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. The Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Hospital hosted its fourth annual international pediatric bioethics conference in Seattle: “Predicting Our Future: Genetic Testing in Children and Their Families.” Nationally known bioethicists from across the nation discussed many controversial and ethical implications of genetic testing in children, including expanding mandatory newborn screening, testing children for risks of adult-onset diseases, carrier testing, how genetic test results impac
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