Department of Surgery, Radiology and Public Health, Public Health and Humanities Section, University of Brescia – Centre of Bioethics Research (with the contribution of IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio - Fatebenefratelli”), Italy. P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123Brescia, Italy
Conti Adelaide
Department of Surgery, Radiology and Public Health, Public Health and Humanities Section, University of Brescia – Centre of Bioethics Research (with the contribution of IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio - Fatebenefratelli”), Italy. P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123Brescia, Italy
Capasso Emanuele
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Section of Legal Medicine, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Fedeli Piergiorgio
SJurisprudence School, University of Camerino, Via A. D’Accorso 16, 62032, Camerino (MC), Italy
Policino Fabio
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Casella Claudia
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
Delbon Paola
Department of Surgery, Radiology and Public Health, Public Health and Humanities Section, University of Brescia – Centre of Bioethics Research (with the contribution of IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio - Fatebenefratelli”), Italy. P.le Spedali Civili, 1, 25123Brescia, Italy
Graziano Vincenzo
Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
The aim of this article is to provide an analysis of the main issues related to the application of predictive medicine by analysing the most significant ethical implications.