Incidental genetic findings in randomized clinical trials: Recommendations from the Genomics and Randomized Trials Network (GARNET)

Genome Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bookman, Ebony B ^a   Din Lovinescu, Corina ^b   Worrall, Bradford B ^c   Manolio, Teri A ^a   Bennett, Siiri N ^d   Laurie, Cathy ^d   Mirel, Daniel B ^e   Doheny, Kimberly F ^f   Anderson, Garnet L ^g   Wehr, Kate ^d   Weinshilboum, Richard ^h   Chen, Donna T ^c  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Touro University College of Pharmacy and School of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g USA   (United States)

^h MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EID: 84873042619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1756994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gm411     Document Type: Letter

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