Pioneering Informed Consent for Return of Research Results to Breast Cancer Patients Facing Barriers to Implementation of Genomic Medicine: The Kenyan BRCA1/2 Testing Experience Using Whole Exome Sequencing

Pioneering Informed Consent for Return of Research Results to Breast Cancer Patients Facing Barriers to Implementation of Genomic Medicine: The Kenyan BRCA1/2 Testing Experience Using Whole Exome Sequencing

IntroductionObtaining informed consent from study participants and disseminating the findings responsibly is a key principle required for ethically conducted clinical and genetic research. Reports from African researchers providing feedback on insights gained during the return of whole exome sequenc...

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Main Authors: Rispah Torrorey-Sawe, Nicole van der Merwe, Simeon Kipkoech Mining, Maritha J. Kotze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
informed consent
genetics
genomics
pathology
return of results
Africa
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00170/full

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