DocumentCode
67640
Title
Whole Genome Sequencing: Revolutionary Medicine or Privacy Nightmare?
Author
Ayday, Erman ; De Cristofaro, Emiliano ; Hubaux, Jean-Pierre ; Tsudik, Gene
Author_Institution
Bilkent Univ., Ankara, Turkey
Volume
48
Issue
2
fYear
2015
fDate
Feb. 2015
Firstpage
58
Lastpage
66
Abstract
Whole genome sequencing will soon become affordable for many individuals, but thorny privacy and ethical issues could jeopardize its popularity and thwart the large-scale adoption of genomics in healthcare and slow potential medical advances. The Web extra at http://youtu.be/As3J9NYsbbY is an audio recording of Alf Weaver interviewing Bradley Malin and Jacques Fellay about the possibilities and challenges of whole genome sequencing.
Keywords
data privacy; genomics; health care; data privacy; ethical issues; genomics; healthcare; whole genome sequencing; Bioinformatics; Biomedical monitoring; DNA; Diseases; Genomics; Patient monitoring; Privacy; Genome sequencing; bioinformatics; computing in healthcare; computing in medicine; healthcare; medical computing; patient privacy; personalized medicine; privacy; security;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2015.59
Filename
7042694
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