TY  - JOUR
TT  - GENETIC DISCRIMINATION and GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY
AU  - Özdemır, Fezile
AU  - Kayaaltı, Zeliha
AU  - Kaya- Akyüzlü, Dilek
PY  - 2017
DA  - February
JF  - The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety
JO  - turjoem
PB  - Engin TUTKUN
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2149-4711
SP  - 308
EP  - 308
VL  - Volume 2
IS  - İssue 1 (1)
KW  - GENETIC DISCRIMINATION and GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY
N2  - Prediction of disease, susceptibility to chemicals, durgs or illness, morbidityand mortality, physiological and psychological condition of individuals arespecified according to genetic tests. The expansion of usage area of genetictests is brought issues beside benefits. Individuals are exposed to geneticdiscrimination by insurance companies or employer due to they have a geneticalteration. These alterations could be responsible for pathogenic disease,increasing the risk of inherited disorder or disease. Genetic information ofindividuals can be used against to them during, employment, adoption, health orlife insurance. There are many case reports about genetic discrimination in thepast. Besides, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) assists topeople for prohibit the genetic discrimination by the help of laws since 2008in United States. The genetic discrimination does not become widespread inTurkey in comparison with developed countries, yet.  Research conducted with two differentsocioeconomic classes in Turkey showed that individuals’ knowledge level about genetictests and positive/ negative attitudes or concern about genetic tests isdifferent according to their socioeconmic conditions. For prevent the genetic discrimination; first of all, the communityshould be informed and educated about genetic tests and how genetic tests couldbe use to their advantageous or disatvantageous. Also, the insurance companies'medical directors and insurers or employers should be educate to perform consciouslya risk assessment rather than to make a prediction according to genetic testsof individuals. Consequently,the misuse of genetic information must prevent and it must only reveal forlegal, forensic sciences or health reasons.
CR  - Fezile ÖZDEMIR, Zeliha KAYAALTI, Dilek KAYA- AKYÜZLÜ
CR  - Department of Forensic Toxicology, Institute of Forensic Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
UR  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/turjoem/issue//315659
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/306208
ER  -