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13.   Human Genetic and Genomic Research                                                    54

                        13.1. Areas of Concern                                                                 54
                        13.2. General Ethical Guideline                                                        56
                        13.3. Basic Responsibilities of all Researchers                                        57

                        13.4. Responsibilities of Directors/Heads of Research Institutions                     58
                        13.5. Duties of Principal Investigator                                                 60

                        13.6. Matters to be included                                                           62
                        13.7. Human Genome/Gene analysis, Genetic screening and diagnosis                      64
                            13.7.1. Prenatal Diagnosis                                                         64

                        13.8. Gene Therapy                                                                     67
                            13.8.1. Basic requirement of a proposal for gene therapy                           68
                            13.8.2  Supervision of gene therapy                                                69

                        13.9. Stem Cell Research                                                               70
                            13.9.1. Guidelines for Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research                        71
                            13.9.2. Research that restricted with the Guidelines                               72

                        13.10. Bio-Bank                                                                        74
                            13.10.1. Repository Collections                                                    74

                            13.10.2. Use of research samples                                                   75
                            13.10.3. Bio-Bank ethical issues                                                   78

                   14.  Bibliography                                                                           81


                   15.   Annexure- A                                                                           83

                        Annexure-B                                                                             86

                   16.    List of Members for Formulation of Ethical Guidelines Committee                      88
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