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This chapter deals with the ethical issues that arise in the context of personalised medicine. First, it highlights the ethical problems related to increased predictive power of modern diagnostic interventions. Further, it raises a question of personal responsibility for health-related behaviour and lifestyle, and it poses ethical questions related to health prevention and distributive justice. Finally, it emphasises the necessity to rethink current models of research designs and communication of relevant findings to the donors of biological materials.
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Gefenas, E., Cekanauskaite, A., Tuzaite, E., Dranseika, V., Characiejus, D. (2012). New Ethical Paradigm in Preventive, Predictive and Personalised Medicine. In: Costigliola, V. (eds) Healthcare Overview. Advances in Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4602-2_24
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