Article
Defining categories of actionability for secondary findings in next-generation sequencing.
Journal of medical ethics - 1 May 2017
Moret Celine, Mauron Alex, Fokstuen Siv, Makrythanasis Periklis, Hurst Samia A
Abstract excerpt
Next-generation sequencing is increasingly used in clinical practice for the diagnosis of Mendelian diseases. Because of the high likelihood of secondary findings associated with this technique, the process of informing patients is beset with new challenges. One of them is regarding the type of secondary findings that ought to be disclosed to patients. The aim of this research is to propose a practical...
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