Professor Jessada points out the disclosure of 14 surnames associated with the "anesthesia allergy gene" may cause medical ethics issues concerning patient confidentiality.
On 10 March 2026, a young businessman underwent nose surgery at a well-known clinic costing over 480,000 baht. He suffered a severe complication causing medical expenses to soar beyond 2 million baht. Although initial suspicions questioned surgical error, anesthesiologists and experts identified this as a physical phenomenon called Malignant Hyperthermia (MH), or "severe fever caused by anesthesia allergy." This condition is linked to "surname" and "genetics."
Previously, Dr. Kittithat Sinpipatporn, or Dr. Kim, an aesthetic medicine specialist, posted information on Malignant Hyperthermia (MH) on TikTok @dr.kimtun, explaining this is a hereditary condition, meaning descendants have a high chance of inheriting it if ancestors had it. In Thailand, 14 surnames have been identified with reported accumulated risk histories.
Regarding this, Associate Professor Dr. Jessada Denduangboripant, a biology lecturer at the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, and a science communicator, posted on Facebook “Jessada Denduangboripant” stating that
Summary from the post: publicly revealing family "surnames" with a history of certain diseases (commonly found) on social media may lead to medical ethics problems.
This could cause "genetic discrimination" and "genetic stigmatization."
These issues have previously affected families with genetic diseases, leading to problems such as higher single mother rates, increased psychiatric and depression incidences, and discrimination such as barriers to school admission or employment.
Therefore, "genetic counseling" should be provided only to family members and not shared publicly on social media.
Medical ethics regarding patient confidentiality on such matters is a fundamental issue worldwide, not just abroad. No human has a perfect gene; everyone carries disease-causing genes hidden within.