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ReviewGenetic epidemiology2025

Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Gene-Environment Interaction Research.

Stephanie Calluori, Kaitlin Kirkpatrick Heimke, Charlisse Caga-Anan, David Kaufman, Leah E Mechanic, Kimberly A McAllister

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Review in Genetic epidemiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Stephanie CalluoriColumbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA.
Kaitlin Kirkpatrick HeimkeGenomic Epidemiology Branch, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, DCCPS, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Charlisse Caga-AnanGenomic Epidemiology Branch, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, DCCPS, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
David KaufmanDivision of Genomics and Society, NHGRI, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Leah E MechanicGenomic Epidemiology Branch, Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program, DCCPS, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Kimberly A McAllisterGenes, Environment, and Health Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, NIEHS, Durham, North Carolina, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2187-2898

Funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many complex disorders are impacted by the interplay of genetic and environmental factors. In gene-environment interactions (GxE), an individual's genetic and epigenetic makeup impacts the response to environmental exposures. Understanding GxE can impact health at the individual, community, and population levels. The rapid expansion of GxE research in biomedical studies for complex diseases raises many unique ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSIs) that have not been extensively explored and addressed. This review article builds on discussions originating from a workshop held by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in January 2022, entitled: "Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Gene-Environment Interaction Research." We expand upon multiple key themes to inform broad recommendations and general guidance for addressing some of the most unique and challenging ELSI in GxE research. Key takeaways include strategies and approaches for establishing sustainable community partnerships, incorporating social determinants of health and environmental justice considerations into GxE research, effectively communicating and translating GxE findings, and addressing privacy and discrimination concerns in all GxE research going forward. Additional guidelines, resources, approaches, training, and capacity building are required to further support innovative GxE research and multidisciplinary GxE research teams.

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Gene-Environment InteractionBiomedical ResearchEnvironmental ExposureHumansSocial Determinants of HealthUnited Statesenvironmental justiceethicalgene‐environmentlegalsocial

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PMID39315585
PMCPMC11662202

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