Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Public Health Impact - June 29, 2015

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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: Public Health Impact - June 29, 2015

First prosecution under US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, by P Brice, PHG Foundation, June 26

'Devious defecator' case tests genetics law, by G Kolata, New York Times, May 29

GINA, genetic discrimination, and genomic medicine. 
Robert C. Green, et al. N Engl J Med 2015; 372:397-399

Public awareness of genetic nondiscrimination laws in four states and perceived importance of life insurance protections. 
Parkman AA, et al. J Genet Couns. 2014 Sep 23.

What is genetic discrimination? From the National Human Genome Research Institute

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008, from the National Human Genome Research Institute

EEOC files and settles its first GINA-based employment discrimination lawsuit on May 7, 2013, by Jennifer K. Wagner, Genome Law Report, May 13, 2013

Protecting posted genes: social networking and the limits of GINA.
Soo-Jin Lee S, et al. Am J Bioeth. 2014;14(11):32-44

Public opinion on policy issues in genetics and genomics.
Almeling R, et al. Genet Med. 2014 Jun;16(6):491-4.

Knowledge of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination act among individuals affected by Huntington disease.
Dorsey ER, et al. Clin Genet. 2013 Sep;84(3):251-7.