Genetic Privacy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026

MeSH Heading: Genetic Privacy
Tree Number(s): I01.880.604.473.352.500.320; I01.880.604.473.650.500.320; I01.880.604.583.080.320; N03.706.437.352.500.320; N03.706.437.650.124.320; N03.706.535.230.320
Unique ID: D030661
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D030661
Scope Note: The protection of genetic information about an individual, family, or population group, from unauthorized disclosure.
Entry Version: GENET PRIVACY
Entry Term(s): Genetic Information, Personal; Personal Genetic Information
NLM Classification #: QU 570
Previous Indexing: Confidentiality (1977-2001); Privacy (1995-2001)
See Also: DNA Fingerprinting; Genetic Testing; Pedigree
Public MeSH Note: 2002
History Note: 2002
Date Introduced: 2002/01/01
Last Updated: 2009/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

organization & administration (OG)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

trends (TD)

Social Sciences [I01]
- Sociology [I01.880]
  - Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
    - Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
      - Civil Rights [I01.880.604.473.352]
        
        Privacy [I01.880.604.473.352.500]
        
        Access to Information [I01.880.604.473.352.500.030]
        
        Genetic Privacy [I01.880.604.473.352.500.320]

Social Sciences [I01]
- Sociology [I01.880]
  - Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
    - Human Rights [I01.880.604.473]
      - Patient Rights [I01.880.604.473.650]
        
        Confidentiality [I01.880.604.473.650.500]
        
        Genetic Privacy [I01.880.604.473.650.500.320]

Social Sciences [I01]
- Sociology [I01.880]
  - Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
    - Jurisprudence [I01.880.604.583]
      - Confidentiality [I01.880.604.583.080]
        
        Disclosure [I01.880.604.583.080.134]
        
        Duty to Warn [I01.880.604.583.080.270]
        
        Genetic Privacy [I01.880.604.583.080.320]
        
        Personally Identifiable Information [I01.880.604.583.080.660]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
  - Human Rights [N03.706.437]
    - Civil Rights [N03.706.437.352]
      - Privacy [N03.706.437.352.500]
        
        Genetic Privacy [N03.706.437.352.500.320]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
  - Human Rights [N03.706.437]
    - Patient Rights [N03.706.437.650]
      - Confidentiality [N03.706.437.650.124]
        
        Data Anonymization [N03.706.437.650.124.160]
        
        Genetic Privacy [N03.706.437.650.124.320]

Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
- Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
  - Jurisprudence [N03.706.535]
    - Confidentiality [N03.706.535.230]
      - Duty to Warn [N03.706.535.230.270]
      - Genetic Privacy [N03.706.535.230.320]

Genetic Privacy Preferred

Genetic Information, Personal Related

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