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Genetic Disease, Government, and Social Justice

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Genetics and the Law III

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A series of critical discoveries in biochemical, cellular, and molecular biology, coupled with an array of innovative technologies, inaugurated the “golden age of medical genetics” in the 1950s. A cascade of brand-new genetic information and techniques followed. Many of these discoveries had immediate and direct clinical application, leading to an expansion of diagnostic treatment and counseling capabilities. Comprehensive genetic service and screening programs began to be organized and implemented. These programs were designed to meet the needs of an ever-increasing number of individuals and their familes that had or were at risk for genetic disease or birth defects. Public interest and expectations grew, reinforced by the information media’s unprecendented coverage of all aspects of medical genetics.

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  1. Cornell University College of Medicine, USA

    Jessica G. Davis M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Chief of Genetics)

  2. North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY, 11030, USA

    Jessica G. Davis M.D. (Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Chief of Genetics)

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  1. Center for Human Genetics, Boston University School of Medicine, 80 East Concord Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, USA

    Aubrey Milunsky MB.B.Ch., D.Sc., F.R.C.P, D.C.H. (Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Pathology, Director) (Professor of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Pathology, Director)

  2. Health Law Section, Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health, 80 East Concord Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, USA

    George J. Annas J.D., M.P.H. (Edward Utley Professor of Health Law Chief) (Edward Utley Professor of Health Law Chief)

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Davis, J.G. (1985). Genetic Disease, Government, and Social Justice. In: Milunsky, A., Annas, G.J. (eds) Genetics and the Law III. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4952-5_28

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