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Published on: April 22, 2019
Mexico regulates tissue transfers abroad for population genomics
María T Hernández-Huerta1, Gilberto Castañeda-Hernández2, Hector A Cabrera-Fuentes3
1Centro de Investigación Facultad de Medicina UNAM-UABJO, Facultad de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Autónoma "Benito Juárez" de Oaxaca, Oaxaca 68020, Mexico; SECIHTI, Facultad de Medicina y Cirugía, Universidad Autónoma "Benito Juárez" de Oaxaca, Oaxaca 68020, Mexico.
Trends in Biotechnology
|August 8, 2026
Summary
Mexico
Area of Science:
- Genomic research
- Bioethics
- Public health law
Background:
- Mexico's General Health Law governs the international transfer of human tissues for research.
- The oriGen study involves population genomic research requiring international collaboration.
- Existing regulations may create ambiguity for transferring human tissues for genomic studies.
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