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Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
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At a Glance
Age
1 Month – 105
Sex
Any
Study type
Observational
Participants needed
5,000 (estimated)
Sponsor
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) · NIH
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for people who have received genetic test results that include important secondary findings. Participants will share their thoughts through surveys and interviews about their results and may receive health evaluations related to those findings.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I have received secondary findings from genetic testing
I speak English or Spanish
I can share my thoughts about my genetic test results
You may not be able to join if
I am less than one month old
I have a genetic result that does not qualify as a secondary finding
I cannot give consent due to impairment
I am not the only person in my family with the secondary finding
I am not symptomatic of the disease
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can
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Background:
Genes are the instructions a person s body uses to function. Genome sequencing reads through all of a person s genes. Everyone has many gene variants, and most do not cause disease. Some gene variants called secondary findings may be important for a person s health even if they are not related to the reason why a person had genome sequencing done. Researchers want to learn more about …
Background:
Genes are the instructions a person s body uses to function. Genome sequencing reads through all of a person s genes. Everyone has many gene variants, and most do not cause disease. Some gene variants called secondary findings may be important for a person s health even if they are not related to the reason why a person had genome sequencing done. Researchers want to learn more about what it means to have a secondary finding.
Objectives:
To learn about how gene variants may affect a person s health.
To learn about how people understand their genetic test results.
Eligibility:
People with secondary findings from genetic testing done as part of a research study, clinical care, or other methods.
Design:
Participants may be asked to do an online survey and phone interview to ask what they think about their results, their healthcare, and if they talk with their family about the result.
Eligible participants may be offered a visit to the NIH Clinical Center where they will be evaluated for health problems related to the secondary finding.
DNA samples that were already collected may be studied.
Participants may be asked to send in a second DNA sample (blood or saliva). These will be used to verify any findings.
Participants who have a secondary finding can get genetic counseling.
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Eligibility Criteria
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
We employ a referral form through SurveyMonkey to receive referrals from recruitment partners or self-referrals. This serves as an intake form and self-reported eligibility review. This form asks for contact information, key information about the prospective participant s SF…
* ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
We employ a referral form through SurveyMonkey to receive referrals from recruitment partners or self-referrals. This serves as an intake form and self-reported eligibility review. This form asks for contact information, key information about the prospective participant s SF,
and subjective understanding of their result.
If we conclude, based on a review of the SF and available personal and/or family history, that the pathogenicity of the SF is not at least likely pathogenic, that participant may be eligible for the survey, interview, and/or re-contact for future follow-up, but will not complete any other protocol procedures (such as cascade testing). If a participant is consented and information arises during the social and behavioral study procedures that lead study staff to believe the genetic result does not qualify as an SF, the participant will be
considered a screen failure and will not continue with study procedures.
We plan to offer enrollment in this protocol to English- or Spanish-speaking recipients of SF. We do not have trained staff who can conduct the interviews in languages other than English and Spanish.
If a caregiver of a minor or adult who is unable to consent is enrolled as an index participant to complete the survey and interview on behalf of the SF recipient, they may also be eligible for cascade testing to relate presence of an SF-related phenotype in a family member with presence or absence of SF genotype.
-We may enroll a child in this protocol if he/she is the only person in his/her family who has the SF, is symptomatic of the disease, or is in the age range to receive screening for the disease (e.g., Wilson disease and familial hypercholesterolemia have childhood onset).
We will not enroll neonates (less than one month old).
* We may enroll adults who are unable to consent (i.e., an individual who is impaired at the time of consent) in this protocol if he/she is the only person in his/her family who has the SF, is symptomatic of the disease, or is in the age range to receive screening for the disease.
* We may enroll women who are pregnant in this protocol and women who become pregnant during the study can continue their participation. We will not perform prenatal genetic testing.
* NIH staff members are not prohibited from enrollment if they meet the study s eligibility criteria. The study team will make every effort to protect the confidentiality of the NIH staff member s health information, to minimize any pressure on or discomfort of the NIH staff
member and provide a copy of the NIH Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Staff Who are Considering Participation in NIH Research , before consent is obtained.
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