Work

Informed Consent in Genomics and Genetic Research

Year: 2010

Type: review

Abstract: There are several features of genetic and genomic research that challenge established norms of informed consent. In this paper, we discuss these challenges, explore specific elements of informed consent for genetic and genomic research conducted in the United States, and consider alternative consent models that have been proposed. All of these models attempt to balance the obligation to respect and protect research participants with the larger social interest in advancing beneficial research as quickly as possible.

Source: Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genom-082509-141711

Authors: Amy L. McGuire, Laura M. Beskow

Institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, Duke University

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Center for Research Resources

Awards: The ethics of consent for the public release of potentially identifiable DNA data, Ethical Legal and Social Dimensions of Human Microbiome Research, Duke CTSI