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The Role of IRBs in Research Involving Commerical Biobanks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Mark A. Rothstein
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In the post-genome world of biomedical research, an increasingly common research strategy is to focus on large repositories of biological specimens. There are now several well-known efforts to compile vast collections of biological materials, reanalyze extant samples, collect new ones, and link the samples to medical records. The significant issues of law, ethics, and policy raised by these research activities usually are heightened when commercial enterprises play a leading role in accumulating and distributing the samples. Emerging companies are not only compiling repositories for their own use, but some companies are positioning themselves to act as intermediaries, developing vast biobanks for sale to a wide range of other researchers.

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Currents in Contemporary Ethics
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , Spring 2002 , pp. 105 - 108
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2002

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