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Abstract
The clinical use of pharmacogenetic drugs will require that a sample of a patient's DNA be tested before a drug is prescribed. Although pharmacogenetic tests pose fewer risks than genetic tests for disease mutations, they might still reveal personal information that could be used adversely to a patient's interests. Informed consent and privacy of pharmacogenetic test results may be essential in most clinical uses of pharmacogenetic drugs.Entities:
Keywords: Genetics and Reproduction; Legal Approach
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11431685 DOI: 10.1038/90032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330