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SUBMITTER: Mascalzoni D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2987217 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mascalzoni Deborah D Janssens A Cecile J W AC Stewart Alison A Pramstaller Peter P Gyllensten Ulf U Rudan Igor I van Duijn Cornelia M CM Wilson James F JF Campbell Harry H Quillan Ruth M C RM
European journal of human genetics : EJHG 20091014 3
Family-based research in genetically isolated populations is an effective approach for identifying loci influencing variation in disease traits. In common with all studies in humans, those in genetically isolated populations need ethical approval; however, existing ethical frameworks may be inadequate to protect participant privacy and confidentiality and to address participants' information needs in such populations. Using the ethical-legal guidelines of the Council for International Organizati ...[more]