Ravitsky and Wilfond (2006) provide a sophisticated and complex analytic framework for
determining whether to report genetic information to research participants. If this framework …

The American Journal of Bioethics individual genetic data from a research study should be
conceptualized in a manner similar to the handling of comparable data in other types of …

Most contemporary “gene-hunting” begins as bench science in molecular genetics and often
has relatively indirect connections with the kinds of clinical services that are relevant to the …

Ravitsky and Wilfond (2006) offer important insights concerning disclosures of individual
genetic results to research participants, but in acting on their recommendations, complicated …

Using examples from my own practice as a genetic counselor, I would like to provide a
context for how the points raised by Ravitsky and Wilfond (2006) and other peer …

To characterize the range of opinions in the current debate over disclosure of individual
genetic research results, Ravitsky and Wilfond (2006) describe the opposing ends of the …

Investigators and institutional review boards should integrate plans about the appropriate
disclosure of individual genetic results when designing research studies. The ethical …

Ravitsky and Wilfond (2006) correctly highlight the need for uniform guidelines to assist
investigators and institutional review boards (IRBs) in determining whether to disclose …

The American Journal of Bioethics point out, it is important to consider issues of disclosure
as part of the original study design and to be very clear with potential study participants …

Elsewhere I suggest the current momentum toward routinely offering individualized genetic
research results should be resisted (Parker 2006). Contrary to Ravitsky and Wilfond (2006), I …