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Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice
Despite advances in genomic science stimulating an explosion of literature around returning health-related findings, the possibility of returning entire genome sequences to individual research participants has not been widely considered. Through direct involvement in large-scale translational genomi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5351846/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28317033 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.10942.1 |
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author | Wright, Caroline F. Middleton, Anna Barrett, Jeffrey C. Firth, Helen V. FitzPatrick, David R. Hurles, Matthew E. Parker, Michael |
author_facet | Wright, Caroline F. Middleton, Anna Barrett, Jeffrey C. Firth, Helen V. FitzPatrick, David R. Hurles, Matthew E. Parker, Michael |
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description | Despite advances in genomic science stimulating an explosion of literature around returning health-related findings, the possibility of returning entire genome sequences to individual research participants has not been widely considered. Through direct involvement in large-scale translational genomics studies, we have identified a number of logistical challenges that would need to be overcome prior to returning individual genome sequence data, including verifying that the data belong to the requestor and providing appropriate informatics support. In addition, we identify a number of ethico-legal issues that require careful consideration, including returning data to family members, mitigating against unintended consequences, and ensuring appropriate governance. Finally, recognising that there is an opportunity cost to addressing these issues, we make some specific pragmatic suggestions for studies that are considering whether to share individual genomic datasets with individual study participants. If data are shared, research should be undertaken into the personal, familial and societal impact of receiving individual genome sequence data. |
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spelling | pubmed-53518462017-03-15 Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice Wright, Caroline F. Middleton, Anna Barrett, Jeffrey C. Firth, Helen V. FitzPatrick, David R. Hurles, Matthew E. Parker, Michael Wellcome Open Res Open Letter Despite advances in genomic science stimulating an explosion of literature around returning health-related findings, the possibility of returning entire genome sequences to individual research participants has not been widely considered. Through direct involvement in large-scale translational genomics studies, we have identified a number of logistical challenges that would need to be overcome prior to returning individual genome sequence data, including verifying that the data belong to the requestor and providing appropriate informatics support. In addition, we identify a number of ethico-legal issues that require careful consideration, including returning data to family members, mitigating against unintended consequences, and ensuring appropriate governance. Finally, recognising that there is an opportunity cost to addressing these issues, we make some specific pragmatic suggestions for studies that are considering whether to share individual genomic datasets with individual study participants. If data are shared, research should be undertaken into the personal, familial and societal impact of receiving individual genome sequence data. F1000Research 2017-02-24 /pmc/articles/PMC5351846/ /pubmed/28317033 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.10942.1 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Wright CF et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Open Letter Wright, Caroline F. Middleton, Anna Barrett, Jeffrey C. Firth, Helen V. FitzPatrick, David R. Hurles, Matthew E. Parker, Michael Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice |
title | Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice |
title_full | Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice |
title_fullStr | Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice |
title_full_unstemmed | Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice |
title_short | Returning genome sequences to research participants: Policy and practice |
title_sort | returning genome sequences to research participants: policy and practice |
topic | Open Letter |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5351846/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28317033 http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.10942.1 |
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