Issues in Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Population-Based Banked Specimens, with a Focus on the National Health and Nutrition

by Committee on National Statistics, National Research Council, Steering Committee on the Guidelines for Returning Individual Results from Genome Research Using Pop, et al.

Population surveys traditionally collect information from respondents about their circumstances, behaviors, attitudes, and other characteristics. In recent years, many surveys have been collecting not only questionnaire answers, but also biologic specimens such as blood samples, saliva, and buccal swabs, from which a respondent's DNA can be ascertained along with other biomarkers (e.g., the level of a certain protein in the blood). The National Health...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030930704X
• ISBN13: 9780309307048
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 110 Pages