Chapter 6. Referral and Diagnosis

  1. Neil F. Sharpe2,
  2. Prof. Dr. Ronald F. Carter PhD., FCCMG., FACMG Director3,4
  1. Dena S. Davis JD, PhD Professor

Published Online: 4 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/0471748897.ch6

Book Title

Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability

Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability

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How to Cite

Sharpe, N. F. and Carter, R. F. (2006) Referral and Diagnosis, in Genetic Testing: Care, Consent, and Liability, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471748897.ch6

Author Information

  1. 2

    Genetic Testing Research Group, 117 Inchbury Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8R 3B7; 1-905-529-2036; 1-905-577-6446 (fax)

  2. 3

    Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, HSC 3N15, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; 1-905-521-5084; 1-905-521-2651 (fax)

  3. 4

    Genetic Services, Hamilton Health Sciences, Canada

Author Information

  1. Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 4 JAN 2006
  2. Published Print: 11 NOV 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471649878

Online ISBN: 9780471748892

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Keywords:

  • adult on-set disease;
  • competency;
  • duty of care;
  • duty to advise of genetic risks;
  • duty to advise of the availability of testing services;
  • duty to refer;
  • error in judgment;
  • medical malpractice;
  • neonatal diagnosis;
  • prenatal diagnosis;
  • referral criteria;
  • risk assessment;
  • standard of care;
  • susceptibility testing;
  • wrongful abortion;
  • wrongful adoption;
  • wrongful birth;
  • wrongful life

Summary

Case examples, and caselaw, illustrate how patients may present with unrecognized risks for genetic disease. Suggestions are provided to help to ensure appropriate assessment and referral and to illustrate how to gain improved knowledge in diagnostic genetics.

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