Reevaluating 'seriousness' in genetic conditions: balancing clinical criteria and lived experiences.
Shizuko Takahashi, Rie Iizuka, Tsutomu Sawai
Author Information
- Shizuko Takahashi: Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. shizuko@nus.edu.sg. ORCID
- Rie Iizuka: Center for Collaborative Sciences, Office of Research and Academic-Government-Community Collaboration, Headquarters for Co-creative Future Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
- Tsutomu Sawai: Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
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