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Nature Medicine 13, 653 (2007)
Published online: 31 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nm0607-653a

London hospital launches infectious disease 'biobank'

Narelle Towie1

  1. London


Project raises questions about privacy and commercial interests.


British doctors have begun collecting samples for Britain's first storehouse of infectious diseases, two years after the launch of the UK's ambitious BioBank project.Following nearly a year of discussion over ethical approval, Guy's & St Thomas' hospital in London has a £45 million share of a £450 million government initiative for developing 11 biomedical research centres across England.

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