The stored tissue issue : biomedical research, ethics, and law in the era of genomic medicine / Robert F. Weir, Robert S. Olick with Jeffrey C. Murray.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.

xvii, 339 pages ; 25 cm

Unprecedented cases, debatable changes, and new challenges -- Concerns about some common research practices -- The controversy over stored tissues, research practices, and informed consent -- Molecular genetics: tissue samples in the laboratory -- Recommendations and policies in other countries -- The federal regulations for human tissue research: summary and assessment -- The larger legal framework for human tissue research -- The NBAC report: recommendations and limitations -- Updating informed consent in the era of genomic medicine -- Beyond informed consent: other ethical issues and concerns -- An agenda for the near future.

Includes bibliographical references and index.