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Genetic Testing: Ethical Issues

Advances In Genetic Science, A Range Of Ethical Issues, Prenatal And Childhood Testing, Presymptomatic Testing: Huntington's Disease



Genetic testing is the name given to a variety of laboratory techniques, all of which ultimately provide information about a person's underlying genetic makeup, also called their genotype. Genetic information is of interest because it can help in the diagnosis of a current health condition or provide insight into future health.



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