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Genetic testing - Coggle Diagram
Genetic testing
Advantages
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For individuals
prevent diseases, effective treatments can be developed
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resolve ambiguty of being at risk,for better or worse
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Disadvantages
For individuals
If someone pay for others test, then this test can be received by other people and confidentiality ot the result will be lost
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Because of the potential disease, people work contract is ended
For employers
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we find ourselves in the terrifying position of being able to predict severe disability or certain death without being able to prevent or treat it.
For parents
Ethical problems( tests can be done prenatally or after 18 years old). Before doing this test, individuals should give their consent.
if they learn about their children while they are fetuses, they could decide to do not born children
For insurance companies
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If insurance companies know that someone has had a positive test for having a high probability of developing diseases, there is a serious risk that the insurance policy will be canceled.