ArticleAnnals of internal medicine2023
Cases in Precision Medicine: Is There an Obligation to Return Reinterpreted Genetic Results to Former Patients?
Article in Annals of internal medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Implementing a chatbot to promote hereditary breast & ovarian cancer genetic screening in women's health: identifying barriers and facilitators to screening adoption.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Electronic Patient Portals as a Modality for Returning Reclassified Genetic Test Results.Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2025Article
- Appropriate time interval to update ambiguous genetic diagnosis in inherited arrhythmogenic syndromes.iScience · 2025Article
- Ethical considerations of genetic and genomic testing in pediatric oncology: A narrative review.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansReview
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Abstract
Interpretation of many genetic test results can change over time as new data accumulate. Hence, physicians who order genetic tests may subsequently receive revised reports with important implications for patients' medical treatment-even for patients who are no longer in their care. Several of the ethical principles underlying medical practice suggest an obligation to reach out to former patients with this information. Discharging that obligation can be accomplished, at a minimum, by attempting to contact the former patient with their last known contact information.
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