With the rapid increase in Whole Exom Sequencing and as more genetic discoveries are achieved at faster pace, what is the impact of national registry for DNA?
Does it affect the region only or the field as a whole internationally?
DNA analysis has already made an impact in the field of intensive care,with trials such as Genosept adding to our knowledge and perception of who may be expected to survive severe sepsis,so DNA banking and analysis on a national level may be expected to add to that.
But....the information contained in such a database is of immense value not only to medical science,but also to commercial organisations,and safeguarding such information will be a very difficult challenge.
It's easy to predict that persons having a particular genetic profile may be excluded from certain treatments or insurance,just as much as it may benefit them in other ways.
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