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050 00 $aK3611.G46$bW36 2014
084 $aLAW093000$aLAW046000$aMED050000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aWang, Yue$c(Law teacher)$eauthor.
245 10 $aHuman population genetic research in developing countries :$bthe issue of group protection /$cYue Wang.
264 1 $aLondon :$bRoutledge,$c2014.
300 $a252 pages ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aBiomedical law and ethics library
500 $aOriginally published as author's thesis (doctoral - University of Glasgow), 2011.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 210-242) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Human genes, genetic information and genetic research -- Consent and human subject protection -- Human population genetic research and its harms -- Group protection in human population genetic research -- Developing countries : the mother lode of genes? -- Conclusion.
520 $a"Human population genetic research (HPGR) seeks to identify the diversity and variation of the human genome and how human group and individual genetic diversity has developed. This book asks whether developing countries are well prepared for the ethical and legal conduct of human population genetic research, with specific regard to vulnerable target group protection. The book highlights particular issues raised by genetic research on populations as a whole, such as the capacity for current frameworks of Western developed countries to provide adequate protections for target groups in human population genetic research, and explores potential groups of people that may suffer harm in this kind of research. Using The People's Republic of China as a key example, Yue Wang argues that since the target groups of HPGR are almost always vulnerable groups from isolated and rural areas of developing countries, the ethical and legal frameworks for human subject protection need to be reconsidered in order to eliminate, or at least reduce, the vulnerability of those groups. While most research in this field focuses on the impact on individuals, this book breaks new ground in exploring how the interests of target groups are also seriously implicated in genetic work. The book argues that current regulations are far from sufficient to prevent harm to vulnerable groups and puts forward an alternative model for group protection in the context of human population genetic research in developing countries. The book will be of great interest to students and academics of medical law, ethics, and the implications of genetic research"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aHuman population genetics$xResearch$xLaw and legislation$zDeveloping countries.
650 0 $aHuman population genetics$xResearch$xLaw and legislation$zChina.
650 7 $aLAW / Medical Law & Legislation.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLAW / Health.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMEDICAL / Ethics.$2bisacsh