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Table 2 Association between the topics identified in the publications and the principles of biomedical ethics

From: Patients’ and professionals’ views related to ethical issues in precision medicine: a mixed research synthesis

Principles [13]

Topics

Beneficence

Benefits of precision medicine, e.g., risk assessment, targeted therapies

Nonmaleficence

Professionals’ knowledge and competence

Harm from test results or the testing process

Lack of evidence

Doctor-patient relationship

Patients’ data provision and (personal) health-related work

Autonomy

Patients’ understanding and knowledge

Communication and informed consent

Privacy and confidentiality

Justice

Access to precision medicine

Discrimination and stigmatization

Profiteering with patient s’ data/biospecimens

Health care costs