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ArticleGenetic testing and molecular biomarkers2012

Researcher and institutional review board chair perspectives on incidental findings in genomic research.

Janet K Williams, Sandra Daack-Hirsch, Martha Driessnack, Nancy Downing, Laura Shinkunas, Debra Brandt, Christian Simon

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Article in Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  13. Canadian Research Ethics Board Leadership Attitudes to the Return of Genetic Research Results to Individuals and Their Families.The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics · 2015
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  14. Processes and factors involved in decisions regarding return of incidental genomic findings in research.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2014
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  15. Experiences and attitudes of genome investigators regarding return of individual genetic test results.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Janet K WilliamsCollege of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. janet-williams@uiowa.edu
Sandra Daack-Hirsch
Martha Driessnack
Nancy Downing
Laura Shinkunas
Debra Brandt
Christian Simon

Funding

Managing Incidental Findings in the Genomic EraRC1HG005786 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI SIMON, CHRISTIAN MICHAEL, WILLIAMS, JANET K. · 2009 to 2010
$848k
NHGRI NIH HHS RC1HG005786
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsGenomic research can produce findings unrelated to a study's aims. The purpose of this study was to examine researcher and Institutional Review Board (IRB) chair perspectives on genomic incidental findings (GIFs).

methodsNineteen genomic researchers and 34 IRB chairs from 42 institutions participated in semi-structured telephone interviews. Researchers and chairs described GIFs within their respective roles. Few had direct experience with disclosure of GIFs. Researchers favored policies where a case by case determination regarding whether GIF disclosure would be offered after discovery, whereas IRB chairs preferred policies where procedures for disclosure would be determined prior to approval of the research.

conclusionsResearcher and IRB chair perspectives on management of GIFs overlap, but each group provides a unique perspective on decisions regarding disclosure of GIFs in research. Engagement of both groups is essential in efforts to provide guidance for researchers and IRBs regarding disclosure of GIFs in research.

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Incidental FindingsOrganizational PolicyDisclosureEthics Committees, ResearchGenetic ResearchHumansInterviews as TopicResearch Personnel

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PMID22352737
PMCPMC3378025

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