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ArticleMonash bioethics review

Genomics in research and health care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Rebekah McWhirter, Dianne Nicol, Julian Savulescu

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Article in Monash bioethics review. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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

  1. Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Data Governance in Health Research: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  6. Dynamic consent and personalised medicine.The Medical journal of Australia · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rebekah McWhirterMenzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, TAS, 7000, Australia. Rebekah.McWhirter@utas.edu.au.
Dianne NicolFaculty of Law, Centre for Law and Genetics, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Julian SavulescuFaculty of Philosophy, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genomics is increasingly becoming an integral component of health research and clinical care. The perceived difficulties associated with genetic research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mean that they have largely been excluded as research participants. This limits the applicability of research findings for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Emergent use of genomic technologies and personalised medicine therefore risk contributing to an increase in existing health disparities unless urgent action is taken. To allow the potential benefits of genomics to be more equitably distributed, and minimise potential harms, we recommend five actions: (1) ensure diversity of participants by implementing appropriate protocols at the study design stage; (2) target diseases that disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups; (3) prioritise capacity building to promote Indigenous leadership across research professions; (4) develop resources for consenting patients or participants from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds; and (5) integrate awareness of issues relating to Indigenous people into the governance structures, formal reviews, data collection protocols and analytical pipelines of health services and research projects.

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Ethics, MedicalEthics, ResearchAustraliaBlack PeopleGenetic ResearchHumansMelanesiaMetagenomicsPopulation GroupsPrecision MedicineAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peopleGenetic researchGenomicsIndigenous healthPersonalised medicine

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