title: Advising patients about obtaining genomic profiles.
abstract: Neurologists, as all physicians, should begin to familiarize themselves with elements of genomic medicine to help their patients navigate the promises and pitfalls of obtaining genomic profiles. The neurologist should encourage a realistic assessment of the patient's expectations regarding the genetic information to be provided and apprise the patient of the challenges involved in obtaining interpretable, clinically useful information. A review of risks of obtaining genomic information is equally important. Discrimination, loss of privacy, receiving inaccurate or unwanted information, and learning information that may create obligations to disclose to others are all possibilities. As genomic research and direct-to-consumer opportunities to obtain genomic information expand, reliance on personal physicians for ethical advice based on current advancements in genomic profiling should be anticipated.
authors: Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities (DTC, LLS), Department of Public Health Sciences (DTC, LLS), Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences (DTC), and School of Law (LLS), Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville.
authors: Donna T
authors: DT
authors: Chen
authors: Lois L
authors: LL
authors: Shepherd
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