Weighty matters: Considering the ethics of genetic risk scores for obesity
Genet Med
.
2024 Sep;26(9):101196.
doi: 10.1016/j.gim.2024.101196.
Epub 2024 Jun 18.
Author
Cassie Houtz
1
Affiliation
1
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: cassie.houtz@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
PMID:
38907622
PMCID:
PMC11922082
(available on
2025-09-01
)
DOI:
10.1016/j.gim.2024.101196
No abstract available
Keywords:
ELSI; Ethics; Obesity; Polygenic risk scores; Stigma.
Publication types
Editorial
MeSH terms
Genetic Predisposition to Disease*
Genetic Risk Score
Humans
Obesity* / genetics
Risk Factors
Grants and funding
T32 HG009496/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/United States