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臨床試験,遺伝子添加物,そして利益分担の問題
1Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL A1B 3V6, St John's, Canada. dpullman@mun.ca <dpullman@mun.ca>
Lancet (London, England)
|July 30, 2003
まとめ
ヒト遺伝学研究における利益分担の義務は,臨床薬剤試験で収集された遺伝子サンプルにも適用されるべきである. これにより,これらの貴重なサンプルを使用した将来の研究からの利益の公平な分配が保証されます.
科学分野:
- 遺伝学 遺伝学とは
- バイオエシック バイオエシック
- クリニック・トライアル 臨床試験
背景:
- 利益の共有は,ヒト遺伝学研究において認められた倫理的原則である.
- 現在の議論は,主に大規模な人口研究に焦点を当てています.
- 臨床薬剤試験の追加として収集された遺伝子サンプルは,しばしば見過ごされます.
研究 の 目的:
- クリニカル・ドラッグ・トライアルや遺伝子サンプルを,利益の共有に関する議論に含めるべきだと主張する.
- これらのサンプルの利益共有の倫理的,実用的な意味を探求する.
- この文脈で利益分担の実施方法を提案する.
主な方法:
- 遺伝子研究における利益共有の原則に関する文献レビュー.
- 臨床薬剤試験のサンプル収集における現在の慣行の分析.
- アドオン研究における利益共有のための倫理的枠組みの開発.
主要な成果:
- 利益分担の倫理的ケースは,臨床試験からの遺伝子サンプルにも同様に適用できます.
- 既存の利益分担モデルは,追加研究のために適応する必要があるかもしれません.
- 公平性を確保するために,具体的な実施戦略を策定することができます.
結論:
- 利益分担の義務は,臨床試験の追加を含む,すべてのヒト遺伝子研究を網羅すべきである.
- 利益共有の積極的な検討は,倫理的な研究慣行にとって極めて重要です.
- 公平な結果を得るために,特化した利益分担メカニズムを開発することが不可欠です.
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