Ethical considerations for Forensic Genetic Frequency databases: First Report conception and development
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2024
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Abstract
The Forensic Databases Advisory Board (FDAB), an independent board that assists the International Society for
Forensic Genetics (ISFG), has presented a First Report on ethical aspects of the following Forensic Genetic
Frequency Databases (FGFD): EMPOP, STRidER and YHRD. The FDAB designed an ethical framework to evaluate
the content of these FGFD, and the factors to be considered for retention and acceptance of submissions. The
FDAB framework proposes to categorize submissions according to the risk of having contravened the universal
ethical principles outlined by international organizations, and the guidelines adopted by the ISFG. The report has
been open to discussion by the scientific community since 2023. Herein we present the conception and development
of the First Report along with a summary of its content, with consideration of the feedback received.
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Forensic Genetic Frequency databases, Databases, Forensic, Vulnerable population, Ethics, Consent, Ethics, Review, Board, Legacy data, Forensic databases advisory board
Citation
D’Amato, M.E., Joly, Y., Lynch, V., Machado, H., Scudder, N. and Zieger, M., 2024. Ethical considerations for Forensic Genetic Frequency databases: First Report conception and development. Forensic Science International: Genetics, 71, p.103053.