Human population genetic research in developing countries : the issue of group protection / Yue Wang.
"Human population genetic research (HPGR) seeks to identify the diversity and variation of the human genome and how human group and individual genetic diversity has developed. This book asks whether developing countries are well prepared for the ethical and legal conduct of human population gen...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Series: | Biomedical law and ethics library.
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| Summary: | "Human population genetic research (HPGR) seeks to identify the diversity and variation of the human genome and how human group and individual genetic diversity has developed. This book asks whether developing countries are well prepared for the ethical and legal conduct of human population genetic research, with specific regard to vulnerable target group protection. The book highlights particular issues raised by genetic research on populations as a whole, such as the capacity for current frameworks of Western developed countries to provide adequate protections for target groups in human population genetic research, and explores potential groups of people that may suffer harm in this kind of research. Using The People's Republic of China as a key example, Yue Wang argues that since the target groups of HPGR are almost always vulnerable groups from isolated and rural areas of developing countries, the ethical and legal frameworks for human subject protection need to be reconsidered in order to eliminate, or at least reduce, the vulnerability of those groups. While most research in this field focuses on the impact on individuals, this book breaks new ground in exploring how the interests of target groups are also seriously implicated in genetic work. The book argues that current regulations are far from sufficient to prevent harm to vulnerable groups and puts forward an alternative model for group protection in the context of human population genetic research in developing countries. The book will be of great interest to students and academics of medical law, ethics, and the implications of genetic research"-- |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral - University of Glasgow), 2011. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (252 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-242) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203506820 0203506820 1306132282 9781306132282 9781135047108 1135047103 9781135047115 1135047111 9781135047092 113504709X 9781138937505 1138937509 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |