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Exploring the potential duty of care in clinical genomics under UK law.

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Genome-wide sequencing technologies are beginning to be used in projects that have both clinical diagnostic and research components. The clinical application of this technology, which generates a huge amount of information of varying diagnostic certainty, involves addressing a number of challenges to establish appropriate standards. In this article, we explore the way that UK law may respond to three of these key challenges and could establish new legal duties in relation to feedback of findi...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1177/0968533217721966

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
RDM; RDM Cardiovascular Medicine
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Publisher:
SAGE Publications Publisher's website
Journal:
Medical Law International Journal website
Volume:
17
Issue:
3
Pages:
158-182
Publication date:
2017-08-01
Acceptance date:
2017-06-30
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EISSN:
2047-9441
ISSN:
0968-5332
Pmid:
28943725
Language:
English
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pubs:730992
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uuid:e8fce81f-3905-429c-9d60-6e04c9856acd
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pubs:730992
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730992
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2017-10-05

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