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Why genomics researchers are sometimes morally required to hunt for secondary findings.

Julian J KoplinJulian SavulescuDanya F Vears
Published in: BMC medical ethics (2020)
We argue that under a certain range of circumstances, researchers are morally required to hunt for these kinds of secondary findings. Although these circumstances may not currently obtain, genomic researchers will likely acquire an obligation to hunt for secondary findings as the field of genomics continues to evolve.
Keyphrases
  • single cell
  • gene expression
  • copy number
  • genome wide