1. World problems
  2. Compounding effect of treating genetic diseases

Compounding effect of treating genetic diseases

  • Negative aspects of euphenics
  • Deterioration of gene pool
  • Abuses in the medical application of genetics
  • Abuse of gene therapy

Nature

As medical science is able to apply medical and surgical treatments to genetic diseases – successful treatment also removes barriers of reproduction – the frequency of each malfunctioning gene concerned will increase in subsequent generations. Also a probability of producing genotypes with multiple disorders, e.g. someone with haemophilia and sickle-cell anaemia, increases progressively.

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
  • undefined » Genetics
  • undefined » Medicine
  • undefined » Pathology
  • undefined » Application
  • undefined » Maltreatment
  • undefined » Vulnerability
  • undefined » Therapy
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 2, 2022