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Management of incidental findings in clinical genomic sequencing studies

Management of incidental findings in clinical genomic sequencing studies
Management of incidental findings in clinical genomic sequencing studies
Whole-genome approaches, which are replacing targeted tests in research and clinical practice, increase the chances of ‘incidental findings’ (IFs) – that is, those unrelated to the reason for the test. IFs raise several challenging questions, such as are researchers obliged to disclose IFs, and does this change if the researcher is also a clinician? How can the clinical significance of IFs be determined, and what significance level should determine disclosure? Could family members be tested to help to clarify significance, and if so, how? What should happen if adult-onset risks are found in children or prenatally? No consensus currently exists about disclosing IFs from research, or about how participants can be helped to make decisions about and give consent (not) to receive them. We recommend that as more research studies that use genome-wide tests are launched, longitudinal empirical work be conducted to explore participants' experiences and inform best practice for consent and, where relevant, feedback.
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Dheensa, Sandi, Shkedi-Rafid, Shiri, Crawford, Gillian, Bertier, Gabrielle, Schonstein, Lisa and Lucassen, Anneke (2016) Management of incidental findings in clinical genomic sequencing studies. eLS, 1-7. (doi:10.1002/9780470015902.a0025838).

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Abstract

Whole-genome approaches, which are replacing targeted tests in research and clinical practice, increase the chances of ‘incidental findings’ (IFs) – that is, those unrelated to the reason for the test. IFs raise several challenging questions, such as are researchers obliged to disclose IFs, and does this change if the researcher is also a clinician? How can the clinical significance of IFs be determined, and what significance level should determine disclosure? Could family members be tested to help to clarify significance, and if so, how? What should happen if adult-onset risks are found in children or prenatally? No consensus currently exists about disclosing IFs from research, or about how participants can be helped to make decisions about and give consent (not) to receive them. We recommend that as more research studies that use genome-wide tests are launched, longitudinal empirical work be conducted to explore participants' experiences and inform best practice for consent and, where relevant, feedback.

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Published date: 15 January 2016
Organisations: Cancer Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 386092
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/386092
PURE UUID: 3cb37839-ea0a-4add-a993-d50f1c8ea38b
ORCID for Anneke Lucassen: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3324-4338

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Date deposited: 28 Jan 2016 12:28
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:11

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Author: Sandi Dheensa
Author: Shiri Shkedi-Rafid
Author: Gabrielle Bertier
Author: Lisa Schonstein
Author: Anneke Lucassen ORCID iD

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