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Middleton, Ken

doi:10.1515/mir-2012-0011

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“…28 The National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) also states that bio-specimens should not be used for research without permission from appropriate family representatives. 29 A private autopsy requires family consent and can be performed when requested by the family, treating physician, or hospital. 30 There is variation amongst states in who has the legal authority to consent to a private autopsy.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Further, NAME affirms that MEs may carry out postmortem genetic testing where crucial for death determination and encourages routine sample collection to facilitate postmortem genetic testing for other purposes in their role as stewards of public health promotion and monitoring. 39 On the other hand, families have expectations of control and consultation related to handling of the deceased as described above. Postmortem genetic testing could benefit biological relatives by identifying mutations that could put them at risk for sudden death.…”

Section: Informed Consentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethical and Legal Challenges Associated with Public Molecular Autopsies

Moore¹,

Majumder²,

Rutherford³

et al. 2016

J. Law. Med. Ethics

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There is a national movement supporting the retention and use of bio-specimens from deceased individuals for the purpose of genetic testing. This manuscript discusses the significance of postmortem genetic testing in the context of death determination by medical examiners (i.e., public molecular autopsies). We highlight distinctive concerns that are raised in the areas of consent, confidentiality, and return of results when genetic testing is performed as part of a public molecular autopsy. We believe our manuscript will contribute to the development of a robust ethical and legal framework for genetic testing in this context.

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Section: Informed Consentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Informed Consentmentioning

confidence: 99%