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ArticleJournal of pediatric psychology

Commentary: Children and predictive genomic testing: disease prevention, research protection, and our future.

Beth A Tarini, Kenneth P Tercyak, Benjamin S Wilfond

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Article in Journal of pediatric psychology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Reducing aggression and impulsivity through school-based prevention programs: a gene by intervention interaction.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2014
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  7. Ethical issues in neonatal and pediatric clinical trials.Pediatric clinics of North America · 2012
    Review
  8. Engaging children in genomics research: decoding the meaning of assent in research.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Beth A TariniChild Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics & Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-5456, USA. btarini@umich.edu
Kenneth P Tercyak
Benjamin S Wilfond

Funding

INSTITUTE FOR TRANSLATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE (UL1): BPCAUL1RR025014 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI DISIS, MARY L. · 2007 to 2011
$51.5M
Genomic Health Care and the Medically UnderservedP50HG003374 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI BURKE, WYLIE G. · 2004 to 2014
$9.8M
Parent Communication of BRCA1/2 Test Results to ChildrenR01HG002686 · NHGRI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI TERCYAK, KENNETH · 2003 to 2009
$3.1M
Adolescents' Long-Term Adaptation to Familial Cancer RisksR01CA137625 · NCI · GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY · PI TERCYAK, KENNETH · 2010 to 2014
$2.9M
Improving Healthcare Delivery for Infants with Positive Newborn Screening ResultsK23HD057994 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI TARINI, BETH A · 2009 to 2013
$662k
NCI NIH HHS R01CA137625NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR025014NHGRI NIH HHS P50 HG003374NHGRI NIH HHS R01HG002686NICHD NIH HHS K23HD057994
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic testing offered by direct-to-consumer companies-herein referred to as "predictive genomic testing"--has come under federal scrutiny. Critics claim testing yields uninterpretable and potentially harmful information. Supporters assert individuals have a right to this information, which could catalyze preventive health actions. Despite contentions that predictive genomic testing is a tool of primary disease prevention, little discussion has focused on its use with children. This partly stems from concerns expressed in existing professional guidelines about the potential for psychological and behavioral harm to children engendered by predictive genetic tests for Mendelian diseases. Conducting research to understand the actual benefits and harms is important for policy development and practice guidance and can be ethically justified within the pediatric regulatory framework of research that offers a prospect of direct benefit. Child health psychologists are well poised to contribute to this research effort, and promote the translation of genomic discoveries to improve pediatric medicine.

Indexed as

Child WelfareEthics, ResearchGenetic TestingChildHumansRisk Assessment

Identifiers

PMID21816897
PMCPMC3199444

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