All Articles tagged inherited disease

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  September 23, 2024 EDT
  23ANDME . . . AND YOU: EXAMINING THE EXISTENCE OF A PATIENT’S DUTY TO INFORM FAMILY MEMBERS OF GENETIC TEST RESULTS AND ESTABLISHING A NEW CAUSE OF ACTION
  Allegra J. Padula

  This Note argues a duty should be imposed on patients to warn relatives of genetic testing which may significantly affect that relative’s health and proposes elements for a new tort.