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Digital twins for children with rare diseases: an exploration of the legal and ethical issues

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2025
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März Julian Werner, Baumgartner, M., Blau, N., & Biller-Andorno, N. (2025). Digital twins for children with rare diseases: an exploration of the legal and ethical issues. Ethics and Information Technology, 27, 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-025-09848-z

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The digital twin concept promises to revolutionize all dimensions of the health sector, including healthcare planning and delivery, health promotion and education, and medical research. The present article maps the key legal and ethical challenges which will need to be addressed for a successful roll-out of digital twin models for children living with rare diseases, using the example of phenylketonuria (PKU) as model disease. The main legal challenges, which will arise in virtually all jurisdictions worldwide, have been analyzed with

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27

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2025-08-29

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1388-1957

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März Julian Werner, Baumgartner, M., Blau, N., & Biller-Andorno, N. (2025). Digital twins for children with rare diseases: an exploration of the legal and ethical issues. Ethics and Information Technology, 27, 44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-025-09848-z

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