Opt-in for secondary findings as part of diagnostic whole-exome sequencing: Real-life experience from an international diagnostic laboratory.

Autor: Brunfeldt M; Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland., Kaare M; Blueprint Genetics, a Quest Diagnostics Company, Espoo, Finland., Saarinen I; Blueprint Genetics, a Quest Diagnostics Company, Espoo, Finland., Koskenvuo J; Blueprint Genetics, a Quest Diagnostics Company, Espoo, Finland., Kääriäinen H; Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine [Mol Genet Genomic Med] 2023 Aug; Vol. 11 (8), pp. e2180. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 06.
DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.2180
Abstrakt: Background: Discussion about the risks and benefits of offering secondary findings as part of genome-wide diagnostics lacks real-life data. We studied the opt-in decisions of patients/families referred to whole exome study (WES) in Blueprint Genetics (BpG), a genetic testing company with customers in over 70 countries to receive secondary findings. Based on the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) recommendations for reporting secondary findings, BpG offered testing of specific actionable genes without additional charge for specimens submitted to WES diagnostics.
Methods: Individuals could opt-in for a secondary findings analysis by using a separate electronic consent form. Data from BpG database of electronic consent forms was used for the analysis.
Results: During the selected study period there were 3263 WES referrals, from which 2012 were index patients. About half of the individuals (50.4%) opted in to receiving secondary findings. Of patients who opted in, a secondary finding was detected for 2.7%, similar to other studies. We detected huge differences relating to opt-in between individuals from different countries; for instance, 90% of the 41 patients and their family members in Romania opted to receive secondary findings, while none of the 98 patients in Luxembourg chose that option.
Conclusion: Differences between sexes or between children and adults were small. This data offers one view to the interest of patients and family members to opt in to receiving secondary findings. Research is needed to understand the influence of factors like age, education etc. and possible participation in pre-test counseling to receiving/not receiving secondary findings.
(© 2023 The Authors. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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