title: Reply to Townsend et al.
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Genetics, Fundacion Jimenez Diaz (IIS-FJD), Madrid, Spain [2] CIBERER, ISCIII, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ayuso
authors.affiliation: 1] CIBERER, ISCIII, Valencia, Spain [2] Department of Genetics, Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Millán
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Infanta Leonor University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mancheño
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Program, Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dal-Ré
mesh_terms: D005820:Genetic Testing / Q000941:ethics*; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016743:Mental Competency; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000941:ethics*