Ethics and Genomic Incidental Findings
2013
McGuire, Amy L. | Joffe, Steven | Koenig, Barbara A. | Biesecker, Barbara B. | McCullough, Laurence B. | Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S. | Caulfield, Timothy | Terry, Sharon | Green, Robert C.
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) recently issued a statement (1) recommending that all laboratories conducting clinical sequencing seek and report pathogenic and expected pathogenic mutations for a short list of carefully chosen genes and conditions. The recommendations establish a baseline for reporting clinically relevant incidental findings and articulate ethical principles relevant to their disclosure. The ACMG acknowledged that the list will evolve over time and is developing a mechanism for community input (2). This paper focuses on the ethical framework for the recommendations, rather than on the choice of which genes to include on the list.
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