Keeping Your Genes Private

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Keeping Your Genes Private

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Abstract Genetic testing is gradually conquering healthcare markets . With the rapid development of preventive medicine , medical professionals become more and more interested in the benefits of genetic testing . It appears that genes are responsible for many untreatable diseases , and thus genetic testing could potentially prevent thousands of deaths . In his article , Mark A . Rothstein (2008 ) discusses the most serious ethical and security challenges regarding genetic testing . The author writes that

patients and individuals are extremely excited about the benefits of genetic testing , but many of them do not even imagine that the current system of healthcare in the U .S . cannot guarantee security and privacy of genetic test results (Rothstein , 2008

Keeping Your Genes Private

Genetic testing is gradually conquering healthcare markets . With the rapid development of preventive medicine , medical professionals become more and more interested in the benefits of genetic testing . It appears that genes are responsible for many untreatable diseases , and thus genetic testing could potentially prevent thousands of deaths . In his article , Mark A . Rothstein (2008 ) discusses the most serious ethical and security challenges regarding genetic testing . The author writes that patients and individuals are extremely excited about the benefits of genetic testing , but many of them do not even imagine that the current system of healthcare in the U .S . cannot guarantee security and privacy of genetic test results (Rothstein , 2008 . Figuring out how best to secure genetic privacy...