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Determining Access to Genetic Information

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- Who should have access to personal genetic information, and how will it be used?
- How does personal genetic information affect an individual and society's perceptions of that individual?
- Does genetic information affect members of minority communities differently? How?

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The only individuals that I think should have access to personal genetic information, are an individual's healthcare provider or doctor. I think that these individuals should have access to personal genetic information, due to the fact that these individuals can help to ascertain an individual's probability of developing a particular health condition, and help the individual to take proactive actions in order to help to prevent those health conditions from arising, and or to reduce the effect ...

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