Another me: the case of the human chimeras

Authors

  • Ana Virgínia Gabrich Fonseca Freire Ramos Escola Superior de Derecho Dom Helder Câmara
  • Lorena Rodrigues Belo da Cunha Escola Superior de Derecho Dom Helder Câmara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2016.38.17048

Keywords:

law, DNA, human genome, chimerism

Abstract

The chimerism is a rare genetic condition and determines that the individual has two different types of DNA in your body. In a first aspect, the subject matters mainly to the studies of DNA and the human genome, but what is happening is that the phenomenon also has legal repercussions. For this, we present some cases that demonstrate this relationship between chimerism and the law.

Author Biographies

Ana Virgínia Gabrich Fonseca Freire Ramos, Escola Superior de Derecho Dom Helder Câmara

Escola Superior de Derecho Dom Helder Câmara, Brasil.

Lorena Rodrigues Belo da Cunha, Escola Superior de Derecho Dom Helder Câmara

Escola Superior de Derecho Dom Helder Câmara, Brasil.

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How to Cite

Gabrich Fonseca Freire Ramos, A. V., & Rodrigues Belo da Cunha, L. (2016). Another me: the case of the human chimeras. Revista De Bioética Y Derecho, (38), 101–117. https://doi.org/10.1344/rbd2016.38.17048

Issue

2016: Núm. 38 - nov

Section

General section

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