RESUMEN
It aimed to analyze the price disclosure system of genetic drugs in Australia.Based on the analysis of background and historical evolution,it tracked each step of price disclosure on the basis of descriptive statistics and analvsis so as to provide reterences for constructing the price disclosure system of genetic drugs led by market factor under the effective conduct of future medical reform policy in China.
RESUMEN
1) Medical students and students of the teacher-training course at Shinshu University were compared regarding their knowledge and understanding of heredity and genetics.<BR>2) Medical students' were better able to recognize terms related to genetics than were students of the teacher-training course, although medical students'understanding was not always correct.In both groups understanding was not related to whether the student had studied biology in high school.<BR>3) A standardized education system for clinical genetics for medical students is urgently needed in Japan.
RESUMEN
he successful completion of Human Genome Project (HGP) and further advances in genomic research and technology ushered a new era of genetic medicine in the 21st century. The discovery of a gene-disease association lays the groundwork for the development of a genetic test. Clinical applications of genetic information and tools have provided us with the ability to perform a wide range of DNA testing for the diagnosis of various genetic diseases in patients as well as predicting the disease and disease susceptibility among presymptomatic family members at risk. Thus, the introduction of a new genetic testing may have complex implications for patients, family members, and the society. Guidelines for genetic testing have been developed not only to insure the accuracy of testing with the analytical validity, clinical validity, and clinical utility itself, but also to provide an implicit guide to ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI). Non-directive genetic counseling prior to genetic testing can provide patients with clinical implications of testing in terms of its benefits as well as risks, and help the patient to prepare informed consent, while efforts are made to insure privacy and confidentiality of individual genetic information. Ensuring the appropriate use of genetic testing in Korean health delivery system requires multidisciplinary efforts for the development of practice guidelines and educational programs for clinical genetics professionals including genetic counselors as well as governmental regulatory implementation for ELSI of genetic testing.