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Return of Results from Research Using Newborn Screening Dried Blood Samples
Michelle Huckaby Lewis1, Aaron J Goldenberg2
1Research Scholar in the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. She received her B.A. degree in English and History from Stanford University, her J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University, and her M.D. degree from Tulane University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on legal and ethical issues related to genomic research.
Abstract:
There may be compelling reasons to return to parents a limited subset of results from research conducted using residual newborn screening dried blood samples (DBS). This article explores the circumstances under which research results might be returned, as well as the mechanisms by which state newborn screening programs might facilitate the return of research results. The scope of any responsibility to return results of research conducted using DBS should be assessed in light of the potential impact on the primary mission of state newborn screening programs.
