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| DATE | 2005-08-12 |
| FROM | From: "Steve Milo"
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Know your rights, all three of them
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This pertains to GPL software, how?
Steve M
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> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perhaps one out of every 25 dads could
> unknowingly be raising another man's child, a finding that has huge
> health and social implications, according to report released Wednesday.
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> Exposing so-called paternal discrepancy -- when a child is identified
> as being biologically fathered by someone other than the man who
> believes he is the father -- could lead to family violence and the
> breakup of many families. On the other hand, leaving paternal
> discrepancy hidden means having the wrong genetic information, which
> could have health consequences.
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> A UK-based research team reviewed scientific research dealing with
> paternity published between 1950 and 2004 and reports that rates of
> paternal discrepancy range from less than 1 percent to as much as 30
> percent.
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> The investigation also showed that becoming pregnant at a younger age,
> low socioeconomic status, and being in a long-term relationship rather
> than being married seem to be linked to greater likelihood of paternal
> discrepancy.
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> It is generally believed that rates of paternal discrepancy are less
> than 10 percent. A paternal discrepancy rate of 4 percent means that
> one in 25 families could be affected.
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> However, soaring rates of paternity testing in North America and Europe
> means more cases of paternal discrepancy will be identified in the
> years ahead, Professor Mark A. Bellis, from the Center for Public
> Health at the Liverpool John Moores University, and colleagues point
> out in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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> In the United States, for example, rates of paternity testing more than
> doubled between 1991 and 2001. The increasing use of genetic testing
> for diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as in judicial
> procedures will also yield more opportunities to uncover cases where a
> father, unbeknownst to him, is not the biological parent.
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> "Modern genetic techniques continue to open a Pandora's box on hitherto
> hidden aspects of human sexual behavior," the investigators write.
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> Exposing such situations will inevitably affect not only deceived dads
> but also their family and potentially the biological father. Leaving
> paternal discrepancy undiagnosed, on the other hand, leaves those
> affected with incorrect genetic information that could prove harmful.
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> What's urgently needed, the authors say, is guidance on how and when
> paternal discrepancy should be exposed.
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> At present, most cases that are inadvertently identified are ignored by
> whoever uncovers the situation.
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> "However, in a society where services and life decisions are
> increasingly influenced by genetics, our approach to paternal
> discrepancy cannot be simply to ignore this difficult issue but must be
> informed by what best protects the health of those affected," Bellis
> and colleagues argue.
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> SOURCES: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, August 2005.
> http://today.reuters.com/news/ newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNe
> ws&storyI...
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> El Ramon
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