Ethical issues related to computerised family medical histories in sickle cell disease: Inforare.
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Date publication
octobre 2010
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr QUANTIN Catherine
Tous les auteurs :
Franrenet S, Duchange N, Galacteros F, Quantin C, Cohen O, Nzouakou R, Sudraud S, Herve C, Moutel G
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Résumé
The Inforare project aims to set up a system for the sharing of clinical and familial data, in order to study how genes are related to the severity of sickle cell disease. While the computerisation of clinical records represents a valuable research goal, an ethical framework is necessary to guarantee patients' protection and their rights in this developing field. Issues relating to patient information during the Inforare study were analysed by the steering committee. Several major concerns were discussed by the committee and formalized in the patients' information letter: educating patients to aid the recruitment of family members, rules of confidentiality and the disclosure of aggregate, individual and unexpected research results. This paper presents the main issues addressed.
Référence
J Med Ethics. 2010 Oct;36(10):604-7