
Community genetics services in Europe: report on a survey / Modell, B;Kuliev, AM;Wagner, M
Tác giả : Modell, B;Kuliev, AM;Wagner, M
Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe
Năm xuất bản : 1991
ISBN : 928901301X (print); 9789289013017 (print)
Tùng thư :
WHO Regional Publications, European Series
Chủ đề : 1. Community Health Services. 2. Down Syndrome. 3. Europe. 4. Genetic Testing. 5. Hemoglobinopathies. 6. Publications.
Thông tin chi tiết
Tóm tắt : | Infant mortality is now so low in Europe that congenital disorders are a leading cause of infant death. Those affected infants who survive live longer than before, and the general ageing of the population is leading to more late-onset genetic disorders. No longer is the geneticist limited to the passive role of prenatal diagnosis, predicting the risk of recurrence and family counselling. As genetic knowledge and technology increase, so does the possibility of intervention. This greater role cannot be assumed by the geneticist alone, but must evolve through cooperation with obstetricians, neonatologists, paediatricians, epidemiologists and lay community groups. This survey in Europe into screening for Down syndrome and the services for haemoglobin disorders is an excellent example of the large-scale prevention of inherited disease through population screening. The survey also highlights the ethical issue of whose choice it should be to screen and which diseases should be screened for. The delicate issue of equity also arises when genetic diseases affect only certain areas or certain cultural or ethnic groups. This is a timely study of existing genetics services in Europe that draws clear and cogent conclusions about the sort of community genetics services we should be aiming for. x, 137 p. |
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