Project overview
In the past, genetic tests mainly focussed on particular parts of the genetic code (single genes) that might explain a patient's health problems. Genomic tests look through almost all of the genetic code in one go, finding around four million variants (differences in the code) per person. Scientists and clinicians need to pick out clinical 'results' from these variants, but many variants have unclear consequences, or might only affect health in the far future. Some variants may have nothing to do with a patient's current health problems, but could still be important for them or their family. My research will look at what we consider to be a result from genomic tests, and how we decide which variants to include as part of it. I will look at the perspectives of patients, clinicians and scientists, aiming to inform evolving policy on how genomic results are picked out from genetic code.
Research outputs
2022, The New bioethics : a multidisciplinary journal of biotechnology and the body, 1-15
Type: article
2019, Journal of Medical Ethics, 2019
Type: letterEditorial