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Advantages
- A patients DNA can be scanned using a 'gene probe' to flag any mutated sequences
- Possibility of routine screening for adult onset disorders such as Alzheimer's and some cancers
- Those found to have genetic vulnerability screened regularly, to catch disorder early
- Could be given appropriate advice reducing risk by changing life style
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Disadvantages
- Discrimination by insurance companies and employers
- Ownership issues of information
- Should parent have rights to test children for adult onset disorders?
- Danger of leading to production of human clones in future
- Possibility of lab errors
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