Informed consent for human genetic and genomic studies: A systematic review

Clinical Genetics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 199-206

  Khan, A ^a   Capps, B J ^b   Sum, M Y ^c   Kuswanto, C N ^c   Sim, K ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Genomic studies; Human genetic research; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BIOETHICS; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMPIRICISM; GENETIC DATABASE; GENOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ETHICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

DATABASES, GENETIC; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; TISSUE BANKS;

EID: 84907597991     PISSN: 00099163     EISSN: 13990004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cge.12384     Document Type: Review

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