Informed consent for exome sequencing research in families with genetic disease: The emerging issue of incidental findings

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2745-2752

  Bergner, Amanda L ^a   Bollinger, Juli ^b   Raraigh, Karen S ^a   Tichnell, Crystal ^c   Murray, Brittney ^c   Blout, Carrie Lynn ^a   Telegrafi, Aida Bytyci ^a   James, Cynthia A ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exome sequencing; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Genome sequencing; Incidental findings; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; EXOME; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; FAMILY; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; MEDICAL ETHICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EXOME; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC RESEARCH; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910664598     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36706     Document Type: Article

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