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The use of large biological sample collections in genetics research: Issues for public policy

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: This is a shortened version of the background briefing and discussion paper commissioned by the Wellcome Trust in November 1999. The original paper was called 'The Use of Biological Sample Collections and Personal medical Information in Human Genetics Research-Issues for Social Science Research and Public Policy'. This paper provides a description of some of the current research using biological samples and the new developments in this field. It also provides an overview of the legal, social and policy issues that surround the use of biological samples and personal medical information in human genetics research within the UK.

Source: New Genetics and Society

DOI: 10.1080/713687599

Authors: Paul Martin, Jane Kaye

Institutions: University of Nottingham, University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Ethics in Clinical Research

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $1,590

Funder: Wellcome Trust