Models of Consent to Return of Incidental Findings in Genomic Research
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[...] Federal regulations governing most human subjects research in the United States require the disclosure of “the procedures to be followed” in the research as part of the informed consent process. It seems reasonable to assume-and indeed, many commentators have concluded-that genomic investigators will be expected to inform participants about, among other procedures, the prospect that incidental findings will become available and the mechanisms for dealing with them.
Investigators, most of whom will not have dealt with these issues before, will face considerable challenges in framing meaningful disclosures for research participants. [...]
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