Estonian parliament considers genome law (original) (raw)

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A draft act on human genome research was introduced in Estonia's Parliament on 20 September. The act is designed to win public support for the Estonian Genome Project (EGP) by ensuring that genetic information cannot be misused.

Planning of the EGP began in March with an agreement between the Estonian government and the Estonian Genome Centre Foundation (EGF), a non-profit body founded in January 1999 by Estonian scientists, doctors, and politicians to support genetic research in Estonia. It is hoped that combination of Estonia's relatively homogeneous population with its detailed health records will allow identification of genes involved in common diseases.

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   Riku Lähteenmaki

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Lähteenmaki, R. Estonian parliament considers genome law.Nat Biotechnol 18, 1135 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/81102

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