Accessing medical biobanks to solve crimes: ethical considerations

Millions of human biological samples are stored worldwide for medical research or treatment purposes. These biospecimens are of enormous potential value to law enforcement as DNA profiles can be obtained from these samples. However, forensic use of such biospecimens raises a number of ethical questi...

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Authors: de Groot, F. (Author) ; van Beers, C. (Author) ; Decock, Lieven (Author) ; Meynen, Gerben (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2021
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 7, Pages: 502-509
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