Huntington's disease: Woman who inherited gene sues NHS A woman is suing a London NHS trust for not revealing her father had been diagnosed with Huntington's disease before she had her own child.
She only discovered he carried the gene for the degenerative, incurable brain disorder after her daughter was born.
The woman then found out she too carried the faulty gene, meaning her daughter has a 50% chance of having it.
The NHS said the case raised competing duty of care and duty of confidentiality issues. BBC News
She only discovered he carried the gene for the degenerative, incurable brain disorder after her daughter was born.
The woman then found out she too carried the faulty gene, meaning her daughter has a 50% chance of having it.
The NHS said the case raised competing duty of care and duty of confidentiality issues. BBC News
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