Ethically utilising COVID-19 host-genomic data

Genetic variants that influence susceptibility to COVID-19 have recently been identified. In this manuscript, we identify and discuss some of the ethical and practical issues raised by these studies. We first outline the ethical case for providing COVID-19 susceptibility testing to healthcare worker...

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Autores principales: Christopher Gyngell, John Christodoulou, Julian Savulescu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4c2dd9f8c8d34dc29acd7e38c8bb36152021-12-02T14:36:00ZEthically utilising COVID-19 host-genomic data10.1038/s41525-021-00194-92056-7944https://doaj.org/article/4c2dd9f8c8d34dc29acd7e38c8bb36152021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41525-021-00194-9https://doaj.org/toc/2056-7944Genetic variants that influence susceptibility to COVID-19 have recently been identified. In this manuscript, we identify and discuss some of the ethical and practical issues raised by these studies. We first outline the ethical case for providing COVID-19 susceptibility testing to healthcare workers, as well as highlighting risks associated with privacy and discrimination. We then argue that the existence of genetically susceptible individuals has implications for the ethical conduct of COVID-19 human challenge trials. Finally, we discuss the ethical issues that could arise from other COVID-19 host–genome interactions, including the prospect of personalized vaccines.Christopher GyngellJohn ChristodoulouJulian SavulescuNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRGeneticsQH426-470ENnpj Genomic Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
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Christopher Gyngell
John Christodoulou
Julian Savulescu
Ethically utilising COVID-19 host-genomic data
description Genetic variants that influence susceptibility to COVID-19 have recently been identified. In this manuscript, we identify and discuss some of the ethical and practical issues raised by these studies. We first outline the ethical case for providing COVID-19 susceptibility testing to healthcare workers, as well as highlighting risks associated with privacy and discrimination. We then argue that the existence of genetically susceptible individuals has implications for the ethical conduct of COVID-19 human challenge trials. Finally, we discuss the ethical issues that could arise from other COVID-19 host–genome interactions, including the prospect of personalized vaccines.
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title_short Ethically utilising COVID-19 host-genomic data
title_full Ethically utilising COVID-19 host-genomic data
title_fullStr Ethically utilising COVID-19 host-genomic data
title_full_unstemmed Ethically utilising COVID-19 host-genomic data
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