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The Wellcome Debate: SHOULD IT BE ILLEGAL TO SELL GENETIC TESTS EXCEPT THROUGH A DOCTOR?
- Hosted by:
- Wellcome Collection
- Speaker:
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Christine Patch, Consultant Genetic Counsellor, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital
Mark Henderson, Science Editor, The Times
Kári Stefánsson, Managing Director, deCODE genetics
Alison Stewart, Principal Associate, PHG Foundation
- Starts:
- July 10, 2008 at 08:00 pm
- Ends:
- July 10, 2008 at 10:00 pm
- Location:
- Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
As new links between genetics and common conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are discovered, so tests are created to predict your likelihood of developing them. How should these tests be made available – only through a doctor or freely to anyone willing to pay? And what happens once the results are known? Join our panel, gathered from all sides of the debate, to explore the issues.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Tickets are FREE but must be booked in advance
For more information
- Contact person:
- Wellcome Collection Events
- Phone:
- 020 7611 2222
- Email:
- events [ at ] wellcomecollection.org
- Website:
- The Wellcome Debate: SHOULD IT BE ILLEGAL TO SELL GENETIC TESTS EXCEPT THROUGH A DOCTOR?
