유전자 맞춤의학(Personalized Genomic Medicine)의사회적 함의

Abstract

The ultimate goal of this paper is to draw the social implications of personalized genomic medicine, which have been received attention from society and academy since completion of human genome project in 2003. For this, it was intended to represent the social & theoretical backgrounds (biomedicalization), definition, and light and shadow of personalized genomic medicine. Based on the results of Koreans" perception on personalized genomic medicine, PGM 21 survey of 2012, six social issues and implications (trust of scientific technology; meaning in public health; protection of personal information as privacy; genetic discrimination as social stigma; commercialization of medicine and profits sharing; differences, disparities, and inequalities in gene, health, quality of life, and life itself by SES & nation) were drawn and discussed.