Table 1 Description of the study cohorts and prospective choices protocols across the 10 eMERGE sites.

From: Participant choices for return of genomic results in the eMERGE Network

 

Participant selection

Recruitment method

Choices offered to participants

Option to change choices

Site

Adult

Pediatric

Disease/at risk

No indication

Retrospective

Prospective

Yes, all participants

Yes, some participants

No

Yes

No

CCHMCa

–

X

–

X

X

–

X

–

–

–

X

CCHMCb

–

X

–

X

–

X

X

–

–

X

–

CHOP

–

X

X

–

X

X

–

X

–

X

–

CU

X

–

–

X

–

X

X

–

–

X

–

X

–

X

–

–

X

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

X

–

X

–

X

–

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

GE

X

–

–

X

X

–

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

PHC

X

–

–

X

X

–

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

MC

X

–

X

–

–

X

X

–

–

X

–

X

–

X

–

–

X

X

–

–

X

–

MMC

X

–

X

–

–

X

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

NU

X

–

X

–

X

–

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

X

–

X

X

–

X

–

X

–

X

–

KPWA/UW

X

–

X

–

X

–

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

X

–

–

X

–

X

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

VU

X

–

–

X

X

–

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

X

–

–

X

–

X

–

–

X

N/A

N/A

  1. CCHMC Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, CHOP Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, CU Columbia University, GE Geisinger, PHC Partners HealthCare, MC Mayo Clinic, MMC Meharry Medical College, NU Northwestern University, KPWA/UW Kaiser Permanente of Washington/University of Washington, VU Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
  2. aBiobank cohort.
  3. bAdolescent cohort.
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