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enetic testing can be a dou-
ble-edged sword.
On the one hand, a
woman can find out if she
has a predisposition for breast
cancer and change her chances
of survival by altering her diet
and exercise patterns, perform-
ing monthly exams and regular
mammograms and be alert to
any changes which may signal
its onset.
On the other hand, informa-
tion regarding her test results
could leak, causing her to be the
target of discrimination.
This scenario, along with
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surrounding the issue of genet-
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lecture sponsored by the De-
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"Our Bodies, Our Genes and
Our Children: Legal and Ethical
Issues in the New Genetics” will
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Dr. Pelias, who is on sabbati-
cal from her teaching position to
revise a genetics testing bill at
the federal level, said while the
breast cancer gene prevalent in
the Ashkenazi Jewish population
has grabbed headlines in the past
year, other ethical and legal is-
sues have pressed to the fore-
front.
"I will say that there are a
number of other issues involved
in genetics, questions about test-
ing children for a predisposition,
our property rights over tissue
samples," she said.
Currently 19 states have en-
acted some sort of genetic confi-
dentiality and non-discrimination
statutes; while a bill has been in-
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t was Saturday morning above 150/90). Hypertension oc-
when the family sat down for curs throughout the world, is most
breakfast. The food was pre- prevalent in Japan and is least ev-
pared, and all were there ex- ident in populations that consume
cept for the father, Morton. His very little salt. It usually starts af-
12-year-old son went to fetch ter 30 years of age. Morton's be-.
him and returned, saying, "Dad- gan in his early 40s and killed him
dy's asleep on the bedroom before his 50th birthday.
floor."
More than 90 percent of
The family rushed to see what
patients with hyperten-
had happened, and the doctor
sion have no specific
was called. He arrived short-
definable cause for it,
ly and soon reported to the
and these cases are
family that Morton had ex-
classified as essential
perienced a major stroke —
hypertension. Genetic
a cerebral hemorrhage.
and environmental fac-
Morton died three days
tors are believed to be
later. He never awak-
responsible
ened to say goodbye to
for the develop-
his two daughters, his
ment of essential
wife or his son.
hypertension. The
Stroke is a com-
nature of the
mon complica-
genetic factors is
tion of high blood
not known, but en-
pressure (hypertension), and that vironmental factors include ex-
was the case with Morton. More cessive salt in the diet, obesity,
than 30 million Americans have emotional stress and others. It is
hypertension (blood pressure believed that environmental in-
fluences alone cannot cause hy-
Dr. Marshall Franklin is a San Diego- pertension in the absence of
based cardiologist.
genetic predisposition.

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