Journal article
Ruling in and ruling out: Implications of molecular genetic diagnoses for disease classification
Abstract
We report on a qualitative analysis of interviews with 14 genetic counsellors in Ontario, Canada about the implications of developments in molecular genetic knowledge for disease definition and classification. Genetic counsellors express a restrained set of hopes and expectations about the utility of genetic diagnoses. They identify several limitations faced by available genetic tests, limitations that constrain the significance of genetic …
Authors
Miller FA; Ahern C; Ogilvie J; Giacomini M; Schwartz L
Journal
Social Science & Medicine, Vol. 61, No. 12, pp. 2536–2545
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.04.043
ISSN
0277-9536