This book provides a thorough, well-balanced analysis of common research practices with banked tissues, DNA, and genetic data. Describing many examples of beneficial tissue research, the authors focus on problematic research practices, controversial cases, and federal and institutional policies that limit the informed choices of patients and research participants. They offer a series of recommendations to help overcome these problems.
Part 1: From unquestioned traditional practices to a controversy about research, rights and rewards; Unprecedented cases, debatable changes and new challenges; Concerns about some common research practices; The controversy over stored tissues, research practices and informed consent; Molecular genetics: tissue samples in the laboratory; Part 2: Current laws, policies and recommendations; Recommendations and polices in other countries; The federal regulations for human tissue research: summary and assessment; The larger legal framework for human tissue research: Moore and beyond; The NBAC report: recommendations and limitations; Part 3: Ethical, professional and legal implications; Updating informed consent in the era of genomic medicine; Beyond informed consent: other ethical issues and concerns; An agenda for the near future;
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