Why genomics researchers are sometimes morally required to hunt for secondary findings
Abstract Background Genomic research can reveal ‘unsolicited’ or ‘incidental’ findings that are of potential health or reproductive significance to participants. It is widely thought that researchers have a moral obligation, grounded in the duty of easy rescue, to return certain kinds of unsolicited...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | BMC Medical Ethics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-020-0449-8 |