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Lekstutiene J, Holm S, Gefenas E. Biobanks and Individual Health Related Findings: from an Obstacle to an Incentive. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ETHICS 2021; 27:55. [PMID: 34379215 PMCID: PMC8526456 DOI: 10.1007/s11948-021-00330-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Despite the benefits biobanks are expected to bring, there have recently been concerns raised that the public and private non-profit biobanks still prevailing in Europe often fail to reach their initial objectives due to a variety of reasons, including a shortage of funding and insufficient utilization of collections. The necessity to find new ways to manage biobanks has been clearly recognized and one way to do this is to follow the success of some commercial direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC GT) companies in the biobanking field. This paper is focused on a double role the return of individual health related findings (IHRF) detected through the biobanking activities can play in the management of biobanks. These findings can be seen as an untapped opportunity to offer health related information to biobank participants. At the same time, the IHRF policy can also serve as an additional tool that can improve biobanking governance. This paper aims to consider diverse IHRF approaches as well as to explore some key ethical concerns related to them. In particular, it reveals how different accounts of personal autonomy shape consent policies related to IHRF and emphasizes ethical controversies related to the commercial DTC GT initiatives as well as some non-profit biobanks.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jurate Lekstutiene
- Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, M.K. Čiurlionio 21, 03101, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, School of Law, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Center of Medical Ethics, Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, M.K. Čiurlionio 21, 03101, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Haslacher H, Bayer M, Fiegl H, Gerner M, Hofer P, Korb M, Neururer S, Perkmann T, Plattner K, Sargsyan K, Steiner E, Stumptner C, Walter I, Wieser M, Wutte A, Wagner O, Zatloukal K. Quality management at the national biobanking level - establishing a culture of mutual trust and support: the BBMRI.at example. Clin Chem Lab Med 2020; 57:e301-e305. [PMID: 31188755 DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2019-0491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Helmuth Haslacher
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- VetCore Facility for Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Informatics and Health Economics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Experimental Urology, Department of Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- VetCore Facility for Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- VetCore Facility for Research, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Diagnostic and Research Center for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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