A closer look revisited: Are we subjects or are we donors?

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 458-460

  Fisher, Rebecca ^a  

^a Patient Advocate   (United States)

Author keywords

biobanking; incidental findings; incidental research results; MeSH genetic testing; patient participant; physician's role; physician patient relations; therapeutic misconception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RETURN OF INDIVIDUAL RESULT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; GENOMICS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MUTATION; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84859563590     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/gim.2012.6     Document Type: Article

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