Question 3 -- MSJA Genetics

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Subject: Question 3

Author:
Tina

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Date Posted: 19:05:42 12/09/03 Tue
In reply to: Sister Karen 's message, "Case Study: A Daughter's Tale" on 14:19:08 11/03/03 Mon

In responce to the first part of question 3, the question of informing the children of their genetic "inheritance", I would tell my children when the opportunity arose. Alzheimer's is a degenerative disease which means that it will not occur over night! I think that telling the children would only scare them into thinking they will be directly affected. For the most part, I feel that young adults are the best suited to handle this sort of information, as long as it is presented in a non-threating way and that all the facts are completely accurate.
The second part of question 3-should family members have a say in genetic testing- is a very complicated subject. Parents should have the right to know if their children could suffer later in life. In the same breath, each person in entitled to their own genetic makeup no matter where it came from. If my child was suffering from an unknown disease I would consider a test to see if genetics could be to blame. I would never use a genetic test unless it was absolutely necessary. I think that the genetic code is simply a blueprint and for many cases does give percise determinations. Pre-screening the genetics of children is similar to browsing a shelf of books- in some cases the search proves to be dead on and accurate, but in other cases one might find fiction (the presence of a gene which will not affict an individual) mixed in with nonfiction (the larger percentages that the affected gene will cause harm).

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Question 3	Angelique	10:09:00 12/14/03 Sun

Re: Question 3	Marissa S.	10:39:13 12/14/03 Sun