When designing genetic studies with human subjects, researchers address the question of whether and how to return results to participants, and also face the challenge of how to handle incidental findings-results that were not part of the aims of the study but may be important to the participant. Much of the discussion about return of results and incidental findings has focused on ethical implications for individual research participants. The general consensus is that results should be returned (or not returned) based on an informed consent process that has given a participant the right to choose.
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