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Biobanking and Privacy Law in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

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Recent scientific and technological developments have promoted the emergence of biobanks on a population scale. Although the storage of human biological material has taken place for a long time, it is only recently that biobanks have acquired a broader scientific significance, especially for genomic research. The increase in biobanks creates many ethical dilemmas, such as the protection of privacy, and creates the need for a new regulatory framework, which must enable the sustainable development of biobanks while also protecting the rights of research subjects and biobank participants.

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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2015

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