Overcoming the obstacles to returning genomic research results

Genetics Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 45-50

  Lee Jr , Michael ^a   Lin, Jimmy Cheng Ho ^a  

^a Rare Genomics Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL LABORATORY; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC PRIVACY; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CODING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; WELLBEING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PRIVACY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84882252206     PISSN: 00166723     EISSN: 14695073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016672313000050     Document Type: Note

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