The Stored Tissue Issue
Biomedical research, ethics and law in the era of genomic medicine
Robert S Olick author Robert F Weir author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:10th Jun '04
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A thorough analysis of the ethics of tissue storage
Provides an analysis of common research practices with banked tissues, DNA, and genetic data. This book focuses on problematic research practices, controversial cases, and federal and institutional policies that limit the choices of patients and research participants. It also offers a series of recommendations to help overcome these problems.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.
Each member of Ethical Committees, Public Health Officers and Policy Making, lawyers engaged in health problems should read the book. Recommended also for medical personnel engaged in research and genetics. * Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews, Vol 2, No 3 *
. . . a welcome addition to existing works not only because it is an accessible and thorough analysis, which reflects the expertise of the authors, but also because of its pragmatic approach to the issues. * The Lancet Neurology, Vol 3 *
ISBN: 9780195123685
Dimensions: 241mm x 164mm x 22mm
Weight: 649g
366 pages