Recontacting clinical genetics patients with reclassified results: equity and policy challenges

Yvonne Bombard^{1

2}, Chloe Mighton^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Yvonne.Bombard@utoronto.ca.
² Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. Yvonne.Bombard@utoronto.ca.
³ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Comment

Yvonne Bombard et al. Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 Apr.

. 2019 Apr;27(4):505-506.

doi: 10.1038/s41431-018-0313-1.

Yvonne Bombard^{1

2}, Chloe Mighton^{3

4}

¹ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Yvonne.Bombard@utoronto.ca.
² Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada. Yvonne.Bombard@utoronto.ca.
³ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
⁴ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Carrieri D, Howard HC, Clarke AJ, Stefansdottir V, Cornel MC, van El CG, Forzano F. Carrieri D, et al. Eur J Hum Genet. 2019 Apr;27(4):507-508. doi: 10.1038/s41431-018-0315-z. Epub 2019 Jan 18. Eur J Hum Genet. 2019. PMID: 30659262 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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