That's a good question: University researchers' views on ownership and retention of human genetic specimens

Genetics in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 569-575

  Cadigan, R Jean ^a   Easter, Michele M ^c   Dobson, Allison W ^b   Davis, Arlene M ^a   Rothschild, Barbra B ^a   Zimmer, Catherine ^b   Sterling, Rene ^b   Henderson, Gail ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biobanking; empirical research; genetic researchers; ownership of human specimens

Indexed keywords

BLOOD SAMPLING; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMEN BANKS; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; OWNERSHIP; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 79959238155     PISSN: 10983600     EISSN: 15300366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e318211a9c2     Document Type: Review

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