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The Coming Explosion in Genetic Testing — Is There a Duty to Recontact?

12 Oct 2011

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The question of whether a duty exists to recontact patients about new genetic information has been debated for decades without consensus, but new technologies compel us to reconsider this complex matter, weighing ethical, legal, and practical considerations.

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PMID: 21995382
DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1107564

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