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Case summary:
A sixth-grade boy in California carried the mutation for CFTR (Cystic fibrosis Transmembrane conductance regulator) genes. He was transferred out of the middle school because school administrators thought that his mutation would pose a risk for the other students having cystic fibrosis at the school. After missing 11 days of school, a settlement has reached to the boy’s home to take him back to the school.
Characters in the case:
A boy in Palo Alto, California.
Adequate information:
A boy was having a mutation in the CFTR gene and the school administrators transferred him out of the middle school. They thought that the boy’s mutation for CFTR genes would pose a risk for other students at the school having the cystic fibrosis. By keeping in view to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, a settlement has reached to boy’s home for taking him back to the school.
To determine:
The ethical problems associated with this case and the concerns associated with the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (GINA).
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