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18667650

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-31
pubmed:abstractText
Since the mid-1990s most EU Member States have established a national forensic DNA database. These mass repositories of DNA profiles enable the police to identify DNA stains which are found at crime scenes and are invaluable in criminal investigation. Governments have always brushed aside privacy objections by stressing that the stored DNA profiles do not contain sensitive genetic information on the included individuals and that they reside under the statutory privacy protection regulations. However, it has been generally overlooked that the police also store the DNA samples from which the DNA profiles are derived. Although these DNA samples are actually a potential source of genetic information, they have so far scarcely been the subject of discussion. In this article we will show that both European and national regulations offer inadequate protection to completely prevent function creep, that is, the use of these forensic DNA samples for purposes beyond those envisaged at the time of collection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1473-4257
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
606-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
The retention of forensic DNA samples: a socio-ethical evaluation of current practices in the EU.
pubmed:affiliation
Interfaculty Centre for Biomedical Ethics & Law, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35 blok d - box 7001, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't