TY - JOUR
T1 - Applying genomic technologies in environmental health research
T2 - Challenges and opportunities
AU - Christiani, David C.
AU - Sharp, Richard R.
AU - Collman, Gwen W.
AU - Suk, William A.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Recent discoveries in molecular biology and genetics have made it possible for environmental health researchers to examine how genetic characteristics affect response to environmental exposures. Understanding such gene-environment interactions offers exciting possibilities for the prevention and control of environmentally induced diseases. Despite these potential benefits, the collection and analysis of genetic information in environmental health research presents many of the same ethical, legal, and social (ELSI) challenges found in other types of genetic research. In this article, we describe a number of ELSI challenges in environmental genomic research and the opportunities and responsibilities that accompany this research.
AB - Recent discoveries in molecular biology and genetics have made it possible for environmental health researchers to examine how genetic characteristics affect response to environmental exposures. Understanding such gene-environment interactions offers exciting possibilities for the prevention and control of environmentally induced diseases. Despite these potential benefits, the collection and analysis of genetic information in environmental health research presents many of the same ethical, legal, and social (ELSI) challenges found in other types of genetic research. In this article, we describe a number of ELSI challenges in environmental genomic research and the opportunities and responsibilities that accompany this research.
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U2 - 10.1097/00043764-200106000-00003
DO - 10.1097/00043764-200106000-00003
M3 - Article
C2 - 11411324
AN - SCOPUS:0034983627
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 43
SP - 526
EP - 533
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 6
ER -