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Molecular autopsies in sudden death in the young require multidisciplinary guidance to resolve ethical challenges.
Discusses the ethical considerations of postmortem genetic screening in cases of sudden death in the young.
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Supports multidisciplinary input for ethical molecular autopsies in sudden young death; leaves open standardized consent and disclosure protocols.
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McGuire et al. (2016) conducted a review in Sudden death in the young (n=351). Molecular autopsy was evaluated. Molecular autopsies in cases of sudden death in the young require multidisciplinary approaches to address ethical challenges regarding consent, confidentiality, genomic analysis, and family disclosure.
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