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Nature 420, 111 (14 November 2002) | doi:10.1038/420111a
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Tribe blasts 'exploitation' of blood samples
Rex Dalton
Nearly 20 years ago, Amerindians on Vancouver Island in Canada donated blood for research into the genetic causes of rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that is rampant in their tribe. Now they are incensed to discover that the specimens have been used for other research — including a project on the sensitive issue of the spread of lymphotropic viruses by intravenous drug abuse.
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