Genetic research using human samples requires new types of informed consent

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 05:21 in Biology & Nature

Genetic studies involving the long term storage and study of human samples hold great promise for medical research—but they also pose new threats to individuals such as uninsurability, unemployability, and discrimination, say a team of researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine.

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