Genetics and Public Policy Center, Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Sci Transl Med. 2012 Nov 7;4(159):159cm12. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3004474.
Retention and use, without explicit parental permission, of residual dried blood samples from newborn screening has generated public controversy over concerns about violations of family privacy rights and loss of parental autonomy. The public debate about this issue has included little discussion about the destruction of a potentially valuable public resource that can be used for research that may yield improvements in public health. The research community must advocate for policies and infrastructure that promote retention of residual dried blood samples and their use in biomedical research.
保留和使用新生儿筛查中剩余的干血斑样本而未经明确的父母许可,引起了公众对侵犯家庭隐私权和丧失父母自主权的担忧。关于这个问题的公众讨论几乎没有涉及到破坏潜在有价值的公共资源的问题,这些资源可用于研究,从而可能改善公共卫生。研究界必须倡导促进保留和在生物医学研究中使用剩余干血斑样本的政策和基础设施。