Ciba Foundation Symposium 149 - Human Genetic Information: Science, Law and Ethics

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Ciba Foundation Symposium 149 - Human Genetic Information: Science, Law and Ethics

Editor(s): Derek J. Chadwick, Greg Bock, Julie Whelan

Published Online: 28 SEP 2007

Print ISBN: 9780471926245

Online ISBN: 9780470513903

DOI: 10.1002/9780470513903

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As part of a continuing effort to tackle issues of major social concern, this 280th conference of internationally recognized experts from the fields of molecular biology, medicine, philosophy, theology, and the law looks into the scientific, legal, ethical, social, and economic issues confronting man and his ability to map and sequence the human genome. A wide variety of subjects are covered, including prenatal diagnosis, advances in the genetics of psychiatric disorders, the problems associated with polygenic disease, and the limits to genetic intervention in humans. The symposium also discusses genetic manipulation, commercial exploitation, and legal implications.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–ix)

    2. Introduction (pages 1–5)

      G. J. V. Nossal

    3. The Human Genome: The Nature of the Enterprise (pages 6–17)

      Sydney Brenner

    4. Prenatal Diagnosis: Current Status and Future Trends (pages 18–36)

      John Bell

    5. The Use of Genetic Markers for Personal Identification and the Analysis of Family Relationships (pages 37–47)

      Paul Debenham

    6. Recent Advances in the Genetics of Psychiatric Disorder (pages 48–62)

      H. M. D. Gurling

    7. The Problem of Polygenic Disease (pages 63–80)

      Robert Williamson and Anna M. Kessling

    8. Limits to Genetic Intervention in Humans: Somatic and Germline (pages 81–92)

      Bernard D. Davis

    9. Who has the Right to Know the Genetic Constitution of a Particular Person? (pages 93–110)

      Walther Ch. Zimmerli

    10. Human Genetic Information: The Legal Implications (pages 111–132)

      Diana Brahams

    11. Commercial Exploitation of the Human Genome: What are the Problems? (pages 133–147)

      N. H. Carey and P. E. Crawley

    12. Religious Aspects of Human Genetic Information (pages 148–166)

      Rihito Kimura

    13. Who Might I Have Been? (pages 167–179)

      Bernard Williams

    14. Human Genome Analysis and the Concept of Human Nature (pages 180–198)

      Max Charlesworth

    15. Summing-Up (pages 199–202)

      G. J. V. Nossal

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      Index of Contributors (page 203)

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      Subject Index (pages 204–211)

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