Patients' Genetic Rights Differ 'Significantly' Across EU, EuroGentest Study Shows

Apr 05, 2007

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) — EuroGentest has issued two reports suggesting that patients’ genetic rights vary in many ways from country to country across the European Union.

The EU-funded group said in a statement today that it has found differences involving issues of “consent, confidentiality, access to records, insurance and employment” across the continent.

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