Journal article
DNA databanks and consent: A suggested policy option involving an authorization model
Abstract
BackgroundGenetic databases are becoming increasingly common as a means of determining the relationship between lifestyle, environmental exposures and genetic diseases. These databases rely on large numbers of research subjects contributing their genetic material to successfully explore the genetic basis of disease. However, as all possible research questions that can be posed of the data are unknown, an unresolved ethical issue is the status …
Authors
Caulfield T; Upshur RE; Daar A
Journal
BMC Medical Ethics, Vol. 4, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1186/1472-6939-4-1
ISSN
1472-6939