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Although cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, life threatening autosomal recessive genetic disorder of the white population, there are often delays in diagnosis and hence initiation of treatment…

This project will study factors influencing physician's adoption of new genetic tests and their attitudes towards how tests should be provided. It will also begin to explore consumer attitudes.…

The objective of this project is to determine the extent to which physician preparedness and commercial interest affect the diffusion of genetic tests. With an insufficient number of trained…

This project will first identify and analyze a series of specific ethical concerns or questions that have, or will arise as a consequence of the HGP, including genetic screening and diagnosing…

The purpose of this project is to support a coordinated and wide-ranging research project focusing on the legal and ethical issues raised by the human genome project. The nation's leading…

This workshop will bring together 22 distinguished individuals including experts in the fields of ethics, law and the social sciences as well as investigators playing key roles in the human genome…

While many of the ethical, social, and legal issues which human genome research create can and should be debated and resolved within the borders of particular countries and regions, there are a…

The centerpiece of this Center for Biomedical Ethics project is a meeting to be held in Minneapolis on April 19-20, 1991. The topic of the meeting is 'Genetics Counseling: Ethics, Values, and…

This project will examine the ethical, legal and policy issues that arise in using emerging genetic testing technologies in four areas: medical research and practice; the workplace; insurance; and…

The proposed International Meeting on Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis is designed to provide current information on neonatal screening for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to physicians (pediatric…