<b>Reconstructing the Concept of “Incidental Findings” in Japanese Genomic Research and Medicine ： A Proposal of a Classification Method based on Intention </b>

The debate over an ethically appropriate way to handle incidental findings―whether researchers or clinicians should bear some duty to offer back such findings to research participants or patients―has also been the focus of attention in Japanese genomic research and medicine since the introduction of next generation sequencing. Those who engage in the debate in Japan, where one can see the strong influence of the American College of Medical...