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Ethical and Methodological Issues in Pedigree Stroke Research
Author(s) -
Bradford B. Worrall,
Donna T. Chen,
James F. Meschia
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.6.1242
Subject(s) - proband , confidentiality , pedigree chart , informed consent , medicine , genetic counseling , protocol (science) , identification (biology) , research ethics , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , psychiatry , genetics , computer science , computer security , alternative medicine , pathology , botany , gene , mutation , biology
Stroke is a complex genetic disorder with a variable phenotype. Investigations of heritable factors in complex genetic disorders use pedigree and genetic techniques, which pose different ethical and methodological challenges than those routinely encountered in therapeutic research. Building consensus on acceptable research practices in this field is vital to the success of multicentered collaborations.

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