Genomics and public health : legal and socio-ethical perspectives / edited by Bartha Maria Knoppers.

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pt. I. Population screening : issues, realities and possibilities. Introduction : expansion of screening / J. Gerard Loeber ; Expansion of newborn screening : current achievements and new prospects / Bridget Wilcken ; Screening newborns for genetic susceptibility : what's the harm? / Nikki Kerruish ; Newborn screening expansion : Massachusetts research models encompass public health service responsibility / Anne Marie Comeau ; Carriers detected by neonatal screening : a clinical geneticist's view / Helena Kaariainen, Ilona Autti-Ramo ; Systematic neonatal screening and carrier detection : lessons from sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis screening in France / Jean-Louis Dhondt ; Carrier detection in newborns : should it be discovered? : should it be disclosed? : lessons from sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis screening in the United States / Lainie Friedman Ross ; Introduction : newborn screening : storage and access for research / Ellen Wright Clayton ; The Danish newborn screening biobank in practice and research : revised biobank regulations / Bent Norgaard-Pedersen, David M. Hougaard ; Research and public health surveillance using newborn bloodspots in Canada / Denise Avard ; Implementation of population screening / Jane Halliday -- pt. II. Balancing interests in public health genomics. Introduction : of genomics and public health : building public "goods"? / Bartha Maria Knoppers ; Privacy issues in public health genomics / Mark Rothstein, Herbert F. Boehl ; Balancing private and public interests in policy / Darren Shickle ; Public opinion, consent and population genetic biobanks / Timothy Caulfield, Nola M. Ries ; Challenges for public health genomics -- the public health perspective on genome-based knowledge and technologies / Angela Brand -- pt. III. Genomics and public health : current approaches and future perspectives. Introduction : the role of international stakeholders in genomics and public health / Andrea Boggio ; From genomic research to public health practice : international policy implications / Stuart Hogarth ; GRaPH Int : an international network for public health genomics / Alison Stewart, Mohamed Karmali, Ron Zimmern ; The role of international stakeholders patients as partners / Alastair Kent ; Genomics and modes of democratic dialogue : an analysis of two projects / Hubert Doucet [and others] ; Meeting of minds : a European citizen's deliberation on emerging technologies / Marie-Helene Mouneyrat ; Developments in genomics : engaging young people / Caroline Hurren ; Interdisciplinary graduate training in public health genetics at the University of Washington / Melissa A. Austin.

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Policy development in the area of genetic risk factors needs to tackle such themes as: research and its application to public health and genomic medicine, the authority of the state, and the roles and responsibilities of citizens and the State. This book provides an insightful exploration of both research possibilities and the role of the state.

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