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- Developmental Genotype-Tissue Expression (dGTEx)1
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Policy Issues
Revisions to the Common Rule modernize, simplify, and enhance oversight for human subjects research in the United States.
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Appropriate use of population descriptors in research is a critical scientific issue that is important for advancing genomic science and improving healthcare across human populations.
… three common population descriptors — race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry — which are often used to distinguish groups … the public on the distinctions between race, ethnicity and genetic ancestry, and to advance the use of population … group using a specific analytical approach, such as using statistics to look at the frequency of DNA variants across …
Policy Issues
There are laws and policies that serve to protect the privacy of individuals' genomic information.
… clinical applications or other uses. This page summarizes genetic and genomic privacy in these domains, along with … the specific laws and policies that protect the privacy of genetic and genomic information. In the United States, the … biopsies, can serve as excellent sources of samples for genetic and genomic research. For example, scientists can …
Policy Issues
Participar en una investigación genómica es una oportunidad para apoyar la exploración cientÃfica del genoma.
… Ley Antidiscriminatoria sobre Información Genética ( Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act , GINA) que prohÃbe …
Policy Issues
Hay leyes y polÃticas que sirven para proteger la privacidad de la información genómica de un individuo.
… la Ley Antidiscriminatoria sobre Información Genética ( Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act , GINA) para …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore genomics-relevant considerations for informed consent and guidance on how to approach them.
… seems too narrow, or if it seems highly unlikely that genetic or genomic analyses would have been anticipated, the … and undue pressure upon family members to enroll in genetic or genomic studies. The IRB should determine the … for these purposes to include any systematically computed statistics such as, but not limited to, genotype counts and …
Policy Issues
Las pruebas genéticas se están convirtiendo en algo más común en la práctica clÃnica.
Policies and Guidance
A webpage with information and associated FAQs that describe various expectations for data sharing that are specific to NHGRI-supported studies.
… basic quality measures Level 3: Analysis to identify genetic variants, gene expression patterns, or other features …
Policy Issues
In June 2013, the Supreme Court determined that DNA in its natural form cannot be patented.
… DNA in its natural form cannot be patented. … The earliest genetic patents were issued in 1982, following the U.S. … the profit from their investment. Patents issued for genetic technologies such as new methods of DNA sequencing … extremely valuable to those developing products based on genetic discoveries. However, when patents limit the use of …
The Informed Consent Resource
Explore the basic elements of informed consent that are required by the Common Rule and that are relevant to genomics.
… we will study some of this blood (or other tissue) and genetic material (for example, DNA) that already may have … blood or tissue sample, researchers will study your entire genetic sequence, known as your genome. The genome sequence … or other tissue samples. In clinical trials guided by genetic information, additional risks could arise from …