New reviews and commentaries, 13 September 2006

13 September 2006   |   Reviews & commentaries
Preimplantation diagnosis for genetic susceptibility. Braude P (2006) N Engl J Med. 355, 541-3. Perspective article following the recent HFEA decision to widen the approved conditions for which PGD is permissible to include lower genetic disease susceptibilities (PubMed).
 
Genes on the Web--direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic testing. Wolfberg AJ (2006) N Engl J Med. 355, 543-5. Perspective article (PubMed).
 
DNA testing, banking, and genetic privacy. Roche PA and Annas GJ (2006) N Engl J Med. 355, 545-6. Perspective article (PubMed).
 
Ethicists and biologists ponder the price of eggs. Check E (2006) Nature 442, 606-7. Special report on the pros and cons of paying women to provide human eggs for stem-cell research (PubMed).

Gene silencing in wet age-related macular degeneration. Arjamaa O (2006) Lancet 368, 630-1. Commentary (PubMed).

Balancing potential risks and benefits of using confidential data. Davies C and Collins R (2006) BMJ 333, 349-51. Analysis of how far patient protections should be allowed to detract from the public health benefits of medical research (PubMed).