Saeed Tarverdizadeh
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Title: Medical Ethics in Genetic Testing
Biography
Biography: Saeed Tarverdizadeh
Abstract
Practice standards in medical genetics provide an implied guide to the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic tests. The public use of nondirective counseling reflects the principle that many testing choices should be determined by personal values. Growing knowledge about the genetics of disease is generating remarkable ethical dilemmas for genetic services, As well as the clinical purposes for genetic testing are increasing. Along with diagnosing disease, some genetic tests can identify inherited susceptibility to future disease, making it possible to modify anticipation and prevention strategies individually. Meanwhile, genetic profiling may also ultimately provide a means to optimize drug treatments. This review will discuss genetic counseling, types of genetic testing and also the importance of genetic services in the health policies. In addition, we mentioned to ethics science in biomedicine and criteria which concern with autonomy informed, decision Informed and consent confidentiality results in genetic services. In continue we explained different aspects of screening, genetics tests and social rights; genetics tests and insurance companies; genetic tests and involvement of other family members; ethical challenges in postnatal diagnosis, prenatal diagnosis, genetic counseling and consanguineous marriage. Eventually, it can be inferred that medical genetics community plays a key role in the management of ethical challenges of genetic services, however multidisciplinary approach is needed. Likewise, cultural, social, economical conditions and religion must be addressed in solving this dilemmas.