Re: Group 4 Maria Mitrea
by Shelly Lehmann – Tuesday, June 14, 2016, 10:55 AM
Group 4
With the completion of the human genome project, there is the potential for “improved diagnosis of disease; early detection of genetic predisposition to disease; and customized drug therapies to meet the health needs of diverse ancestral groups throughout the world were a few of the espoused benefits of successfully decoding and uncovering the human genome sequence” (Powell-Young & Spruill, 2013, p. 151). Does this mean that everyone should have the opportunity for genetic testing? Or does this simply mean that the potential is there to improve health of certain populations?
Mrs. Lehmann
Reference:
Powell-Young, Y. M., & Spruill, I. J. (2013). Views of black nurses toward genetic research and testing. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 45 (2),151-159.