Whole genome sequencing: revolutionary medicine or privacy nightmare?

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Ayday, E.
Cristofaro, Emiliano De
Hubaux, Jean-Pierre
Tsudik, G.
Date
2015
Source Title
Computer (New York)
Print ISSN
0018-9162
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Volume
48
Issue
2
Pages
58 - 66
Language
English
Type
Article
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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. © 1970-2012 IEEE.
Keywords
Bioinformatics
Computing in healthcare
Computing in medicine
Genome sequencing
Healthcare
Medical computing
Patient privacy
Personalized medicine
Privacy
Security
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https://doi.org/10.1109/MC.2015.59
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