Microarray analysis can identify unsuspected incest
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 20:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers using DNA microarrays to diagnose developmental disabilities or congenital anomalies in children may unexpectedly identify that some have been conceived through incest. This raises social and legal issues that institutions and the scientific community must address, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a report that appears in the current issue of the journal Lancet.