Consent issue in Beaumont brain tissue study highlights need for national genomics programme
Study aims to harvest information on brain tumours from 9,000 Irish patients, many of whom are dead
Net Results: There is a lack of transparency over consent for usage of brain tissue DNA
Request to use data from 9,000 Irish patients refused over patient consent considerations
Private Irish genome research company GMI wants to gather DNA from 400,000 Irish people
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