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Ethical issues in human genomics research in developing countries

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Medical Ethics, March 2011
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Title
Ethical issues in human genomics research in developing countries
Published in
BMC Medical Ethics, March 2011
DOI 10.1186/1472-6939-12-5
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Jantina de Vries, Susan J Bull, Ogobara Doumbo, Muntaser Ibrahim, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Michael Parker

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide a powerful means of identifying genetic variants that play a role in common diseases. Such studies present important ethical challenges. An increasing number of GWAS is taking place in lower income countries and there is a pressing need to identify the particular ethical challenges arising in such contexts. In this paper, we draw upon the experiences of the MalariaGEN Consortium to identify specific ethical issues raised by such research in Africa, Asia and Oceania.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 3 1%
Burkina Faso 1 <1%
Pakistan 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
France 1 <1%
Sierra Leone 1 <1%
Mexico 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Other 1 <1%
Unknown 240 95%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 50 20%
Student > Master 36 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 30 12%
Student > Bachelor 20 8%
Student > Postgraduate 16 6%
Other 57 23%
Unknown 43 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 50 20%
Social Sciences 39 15%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 25 10%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 16 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 12 5%
Other 56 22%
Unknown 54 21%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 November 2021.
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#1,007,788
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