Table 1.
eMERGE3 sites, population type, source of recruitment, whether RoR was required at the time of enrollment, primary planned method for RoR, and whether genetic counseling was embedded or offered in the RoR process
Group | Institution | Age Group | Source of Participants | RoR Required for Enrollment | Primary Planned Method for RoR | Genetic Counseling with RoRa |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group A | GE | Adult | Biorepository | Yes | Letter | Offered |
NU | Adult | Clinic, PGx biorepository | Yes | Phone | Offered | |
VUMC | Adult | Clinic, PGx biorepository | Yes | Letter | Offered | |
Group B | CU | Adult | Community clinic, biorepository | No | Clinic, portal, letter, email | Embedded |
KPWA/UW | Adult | Biorepository | No | Clinic | Embedded | |
MC | Adult | Biorepository | No | Clinic | Embedded | |
MMC | Adult | Clinic | No | Clinic | Embedded | |
PHC | Adult | Biorepository | No | Clinic | Embedded | |
CCHMC | Pediatric | Biorepository, clinic, community | No | Clinic, portal | Embedded | |
CHOP | Pediatric | Biorepository | No | Clinic | Embedded |
The 3 institutions with adult populations (GE, NU, and VUMC) and genetic counseling offered in the RoR are listed first (Group A), followed by the 5 other adult institutions (CU, KPWA/UW, MC, MMC, PHC) and the 2 pediatric institutions (CCHMC and CHOP) (group B).
CCHMC, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center; CHOP, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; CU, Columbia University; eMERGE3, Electronic Medical Records and Genomics Phase III; GE, Geisinger; KPWA, Kaiser Permanente of Washington; MC, Mayo Clinic; MMC, Meharry Medical College; NU, Northwestern University; PGx, pharmacogenomics; PHC, Partners HealthCare; RoR, return of results; UW, University of Washington; VUMC, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
CU, MC and CCHMC had multiple subpopulations.