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The Michigan State University study will help drive public policy decisions and develop an improved consent process for the state’s bio-bank, known as the Michigan BioTrust, said Ann Mongoven, an assistant professor in MSU’s Center for Ethics and the Humanities in the Life Sciences.

The project is funded by a five-year, $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The MSU grant is part of a larger research project led by Sharon Kardia at the University of Michigan. The Michigan BioTrust’s Community Values Advisory Board is collaborating with researchers.

Michigan’s bio-bank is a tissue repository of bloodspots left over from Michigan’s newborn screening program, which tests all babies for genetic and metabolic abnormalities. While the bio-bank offers public health research opportunities, it also presents ethical challenges, said Mongoven, who also has an appointment with the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development.

Ref and Read more: http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-msu-engages-newborn-blood.html

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