ReviewJournal of epidemiology and community health2004
Genetics and public health--evolution, or revolution?
Review in Journal of epidemiology and community health, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed.
- A proposal for an inclusive working definition of genetic discrimination to promote a more coherent debate.Nature genetics · 2024Review
- What is in a Name? Parent, Professional and Policy-Maker Conceptions of Consent-Related Language in the Context of Newborn Screening.Public health ethics · 2019Article
- Precision public health-the Emperor's new clothes.International journal of epidemiology · 2019Article
- Meeting the emerging public health needs of persons with blood disorders.American journal of preventive medicine · 2014Article
- The nature of behavioural correlates of healthy ageing: a twin study of lifestyle in mid to late life.International journal of epidemiology · 2014Article
- Evaluation of state comprehensive cancer control plans for genomics content.Preventing chronic disease · 2012Article
- Genetics in public health: Rarely explored.Indian journal of human genetics · 2010Article
- Geneticization and bioethics: advancing debate and research.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2007Article
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Abstract
During the 19th and early 20th century, public health and genetics shared common ground through similar approaches to health promotion in the population. By the mid-20th century there was a division between public health and genetics, with eugenicists estranged and clinical genetics focused on single gene disorders, usually only relevant to small numbers of people. Now through a common interest in the aetiology of complex diseases such as heart disease and cancer, there is a need for people working in public health and genetics to collaborate. This is not a comfortable convergence for many, particularly those in public health. Nine main concerns are reviewed: fear of eugenics; genetic reductionism; predictive power of genes; non-modifiable risk factors; rights of individuals compared with populations; resource allocation; commercial imperative; discrimination; and understanding and education. This paper aims to contribute to the thinking and discussion about an evolutionary, multidisciplinary approach to understanding, preventing, and treating complex diseases.
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