Ethical issues in consumer genome sequencing: Use of consumers' samples and data

Applied and Translational Genomics

Volumn 8, Issue , 2016, Pages 23-30

  Niemiec, Emilia ^a,b,c   Howard, Heidi Carmen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Consent; Consumer genomics; Direct to consumer genetic testing; Human genome research; Whole exome sequencing; Whole genome sequencing

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DATA PROCESSING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DATABASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WEB BROWSER; WHOLE EXOME SEQUENCING; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING;

EID: 84960812843     PISSN: 22120661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atg.2016.01.005     Document Type: Article

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