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Question 1 (1 point)
What is Macklins view regarding the question of whether it is ever permissible for a genetic counsellor to withhold information about the results of a genetic test from his/her patient?
Question 1 options:
It is never permissible.
It is permissible when the counsellor is convinced that withholding the information from the patient will do less harm than telling the patient.
It is sometimes permissible but there is no general principle that can be followed regarding this.
None of the above
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Question 2 (1 point)
Which of the following claims is NOT made in the course notes for Unit 9?
Question 2 options:
While receiving a positive test result for some genetic condition (i.e., discovering you carry a gene that puts you at an increased risk of contracting that condition) carries many potential risks, receiving a negative test also carries certain risks.
The fact that genetic research sometimes leads to the assertion of ownership claims over particular genes is a source of ethical controversy
Genetic information fits well into our typical, individualistic approach to ethical and legal issues.
Because genetic information is essentially predictive information, the availability of genetic testing has led to a focus on the ‘at risk’ patient (i.e., those who are not presently ill, but have some risk of becoming ill in the future).
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Question 3 (1 point)
Which of the following claims is NOT made in The Rush for the Rock?
Question 3 options:
Newfoundland is a good place to do genetic research because few new genes have been added to the province’s gene pool in Newfoundland since about the 1830s.
A problem with doing genetic research in Newfoundland and Labrador is that the specific gene mutations that cause conditions such as psoriasis in the province are often not the same mutations that result in those conditions elsewhere in the world.
The gene pool of the population of Newfoundland and Labrador potentially has great economic value.
A problem with doing genetic research in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is that, until recently, accurate medical and genealogical records were not kept.
All of the above
Both A & B
Both A & C
Both B & D
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