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SUMMARY:International Symposium "Predictive genetic diagnostics"
DESCRIPTION:Veranstaltungsort: Universitätsclub BonnKonviktstraße 953113 Bo
 nnDevelopments in genetic science are leading to an ever expanding potentia
 l for predictive screening. Currently available methods enable the predicti
 ve diagnosis of treatable diseases such as inherited breast and colorectal 
 cancer, even in the absence of a positive family history, and newer methods
  will become available in the near future. Genetic tests of questionable va
 lue are becoming increasingly available through internet-based companies, w
 hich sell their products directly to the consumer. In a few years, is likel
 y that even complete sequencing of the individual genome will be offered di
 rectly to the consumer at an affordable cost. In view of such developments,
  it is necessary that both politicians and the public are adequately inform
 ed about the scope, the limitations, and the dangers of predictive genetic 
 screening.The Coordinating Committee of the National Academy of Sciences Le
 opoldina has appointed a Working Group to formulate an opinion on the genet
 ic screening of healthy individuals. The Working Group includes experts fro
 m human genetics, clinical medicine, experimental medicine, biomathematics,
  medical law, health economy, and bioethics. Within this context, internati
 onally renowned experts from various fields with a direct interest in predi
 ctive genetic screening have been invited to express their views in the sym
 posium.
LOCATION:Bonn
DTSTAMP:20251112T170935Z
DTSTART:20100206T230000Z
DTEND:20100207T230000Z
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