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A landmark study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics has revealed that economic barriers, rather than ethical concerns, constitute the primary obstacle to preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders in Japan.

一项发表于《欧洲人类遗传学杂志》的里程碑式研究显示，在日本，胚胎植入前针对单基因遗传疾病的基因检测，其主要障碍是经济壁垒，而非伦理考量。

The research, which surveyed Japanese adults of reproductive age, found that an overwhelming 70.3% of respondents identified financial burden as the dominant impediment to accessing this form of reproductive medicine.

这项研究调查了处于生育年龄的日本成年人，结果发现，高达 70.3% 的受访者认为经济负担是阻碍他们获得这种生殖医学服务的主要障碍。

Concern about differing values with partners ranked second at 48.5%, while guilt associated with selecting children accounted for 38.0% of responses.

与伴侣价值观分歧的担忧以 48.5% 位居第二，而与筛选孩子相关的罪恶感则占了受访回复的 38.0%。

The study's authors emphasized that public thresholds for defining disease seriousness were substantially broader than those established by Japan's current regulatory framework.

该研究的作者强调，公众对于定义疾病严重程度的门槛，显著宽于日本现行监管框架所确立的标准。

Notably, awareness of genetic testing did not predict an individual's willingness to use it, suggesting that mere information campaigns would be insufficient to increase prevalence of the procedure.

值得注意的是，对基因检测的认知并不能预测个人的使用意愿，这表明仅靠信息宣传活动不足以提高该医疗程序的普及率。

Participants drew nuanced distinctions that transcended the binary framework traditionally used in Japanese bioethical discourse, known as inochi no senbetsu, or the selection of life.

受访者做出了细微的区别，这些区别超越了日本生命伦理讨论中传统使用的二元框架，即所谓的“inochi no senbetsu”（生命之选择）。

Among the secondary barriers identified, social pressure against use stood at 18.8%, while concerns about violating children's right not to know their genetic information registered at 17.9%.

在所确定的次要障碍中，反对使用的社会压力占 18.8%，而担心侵犯儿童不了解其基因信息权利的比例则登记为 17.9%。

Were these ethical concerns to dominate public discourse, one might expect them to rank higher among reported obstacles.

倘若这些伦理疑虑主导了公共舆论，人们或许会预期它们在所回报的障碍中排名会更高。

Conversely, social pressure to undergo the procedure was cited by only 8.7% of respondents, and a mere 2.8% indicated they perceived no particular barriers whatsoever.

相反地，仅有 8.7% 的受访者提到承受了接受该疗程的社会压力，而仅有 2.8% 的受访者表示他们完全没有感受到任何特别的障碍。

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Regarding funding preferences, the survey revealed a strikingly even division among participants.

关于资金偏好，调查显示受访者之间的意见分歧大得惊人地均匀。

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Insurance coverage and government subsidies each garnered 33.6% support, whereas only 22.7% of those surveyed endorsed full private payment.

保险给付与政府补贴各获得了 33.6% 的支持，而仅有 22.7% 的受访者赞成完全自费。

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The researchers cautioned that without adequate financial support mechanisms, the gap between public demand and actual utilization of reproductive genetic testing is likely to persist.

研究人员警告，若没有足够的财务支持机制，大众需求与生殖基因检测实际应用之间的差距可能会持续存在。

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They argued that policy reform should address not only the ethical dimensions of genetic testing but also the tangible economic barriers that currently restrict equitable access to these technologies.

他们主张，政策改革不仅应解决基因检测的伦理层面问题，还应解决目前限制公平获取这些技术的实质经济障碍。

Drawing lines: how the public defines "Serious" genetic conditions for reproductive testing -...划定界限：公众如何定义生殖检测中的“严重”遗传病 -...

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