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. 2015 Apr 15;24(1):30–36. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.59

Table 3. Results.

  Patient representative Biobank administrator Paediatrician Paediatrician/researcher Clinical geneticist Physician, researcher, REC Expert (legal/ethical) Total, n=17
                Yes No Unknown
1. Informed consent
 Explicit consent
  Yes 2 2 2 1 3 1 2 13    
  No (opt-out)       2         2  
  Unknown       1 1         2
 Broad research goals
  Yes 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 15    
  No (disorder-specific) 1     1         2  
  Unknown                   0
 Specific age thresholds (years)
  12–16   1 1     1   Total 12–16: 3
  12–18 2 1 1 4 4   1 Total 12–18: 13
  14/15             1 Total 14/15: 1
 Ongoing obligation to inform
  Yes 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 14    
  No       2 1       3  
  Unknown                   0
 Re-consent
  Yes 1 1 1 1 3 1   8    
  No 1 1 1 3 1   2   9  
  Unknown                   0
 
2. Individual research findings
 Disclosure actionable findings
  Yes 2 2 1 4 4 1 2 16    
  No                 0  
  Unknown     1             1
 Disclosure actionable findings with relevance to family
  Yes 1 2 1 1 2   1 8    
  No                 0  
  Unknown 1   1 3 2 1 1     9
 Disclosure of late-onset findings
  Yes 2             2    
  No   2 1 4 3 1 2   13  
  Unknown     1   1         2
 Advise REC or colleague
  Yes         1   1 2    
  No                 0  
  Unknown 2 2 2 4 3 1 1     15
 Parental right (not) to know
  Yes               0    
  No 1 2   2 2 1 2   10  
  Unknown 1   2 2 2         7
 Age threshold child's right (not) to know (years)
  12     2 1 1     Total 12 years: 4
  16/18 2 2   2 2 1 2 Total 16/18 years: 11
  Unknown       1 1     Total unknown: 2