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Sunday, April 22, 2012

DNA donor rights affirmed : Nature News & Comment



DNA donor rights affirmed : Nature News & Comment

"It is a familiar scenario in genetic research: a subject's DNA is collected for one study, deposited in a database or biobank and then analysed by other researchers for separate studies. But what happens when a later study stumbles on something that could be of significance for the donor....."

"..... But, increasingly, geneticists are embracing the idea that research participants have a right to know of any unwelcome surprises in their genome...."

"The need to establish policies for the return of results has grown with the proliferation of whole-genome sequencing, says James Evans, editor-in-chief of Genetics in Medicine, which is publishing an entire issue on the return of results in genetic research, along with the consensus statement."

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