the ethical, legal, economic and social implications of human genetics
REPORT
on the ethical, legal, economic and social implications of human genetics
Temporary Committee on Human Genetics and Other New Technologies in
Modern Medicine
http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/pdf/pe_genetics.pdf
N1541_the ethical, legal, economic and social implications of human genetics.pdf
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT ... 33
I. Introduction ... 33
II. Human
genetics: a scientific and technological challenge amounting to nothing short of
a
revolution ... 34
II.1. DNA – Genes – Chromosomes ... 35
II.2.
Chromosomes ...37
II.3. Genetic diseases ... 37
II.4. The function of
genes...41
II.5. Consequences of the Human Genome Project... 42
III A
working method in support of an ‘integrated approach’ to promote a new
relationship
between science and technology... 43
IV Powers and
responsibilities of the EU in the field of human genetics ... 45
V.
International and European legal instruments ... 49
VI. Work programme...
53
VI.1. Genetic tests...53
VI.1.1 Ethical and social implications of
genetic tests ... 54
VI.1.2 Legal and regulatory implications of genetic
testing... 57
VI.2 Care approaches to genetic diseases: treatments (therapy
and medicine) ... 58
VI.2.1 Gene therapy ...58
VI.2.2 Genetic medicine
...59
(a) Medicines obtained from transgenic animals ... 59
(b) Tissue and
organ transplants... 59
(c) Pharmacogenetics ...62
VI.2.3 Ethical and
social implications ... 63
VI.3 Avenues to explore for Community action
providing value added ... 66
VI.4 Economic implications of human genetics
(diagnosis and therapy) ... 68
VI.4.1 Situation of the European gene therapy
sector ... 69
VI.4.2 National and European gene therapy research output ...
71
VI.4.3 To what extent does gene therapy constitute an explicit priority in
the national
systems used to fund science? ... 72
VI.4.4 Avenues to
explore for possible recommendations to the Member States ... 73
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VII. The use of genetic information
... 73
VIII The patentability of living matter ... 74
VIII.1 Legislative
frame of reference at Community level ... 75
VIII.2 Patented innovation as a
driving force of research ... 76
VIII.3 Directive 98/44/EC on the legal
protection of biotechnological inventions ... 77
VIII.4 Human genome ...
79
VIII.5 Patentability of gene sequences ... 80
VIII.6 Arguments for and
against the patentability of genes ... 82
IX. The sixth research framework
programme ... 84
X. Conclusions: what should be the role of the Union? ... 86
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