National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Am J Hum Genet. 2013 May 2;92(5):648-51. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.04.001.
The topic of incidental variants detected through exome and genome sequencing is controversial, both in clinical practice and in research. The arguments for and against the deliberate analysis and return of incidental variants focus on issues of clinical validity, clinical utility, autonomy, clinical and research infrastructure and costs, and, in the research arena, therapeutic misconception. These topics are briefly reviewed and an argument is made that these variants are the future of genomic medicine. As a field, we should take full advantage of all opportunities to study these variants by searching them out, returning them to patients and research participants, and studying their utility for predictive medicine.
通过外显子组和基因组测序检测到的偶然变异体的话题在临床实践和研究中都是有争议的。赞成和反对故意分析和回报偶然变异体的论点集中在临床有效性、临床实用性、自主性、临床和研究基础设施和成本,以及在研究领域的治疗误解等问题上。本文简要回顾了这些主题,并提出这些变体是基因组医学的未来。作为一个领域,我们应该充分利用所有机会通过搜索、将其返还给患者和研究参与者,并研究其在预测医学中的效用来研究这些变体。