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
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;
