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Biobanks - developments and ethical issues in the Republic of Croatia

Various types of biobanks (biological samples plus related databases) are now present all over the Europe. In recent years more than 160 articles have been published in relation to ethical issues and biobanks. In the European Union, Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources Research Infrastructure (BBMRI) project has been initiated with the idea of enabling better networking and information exchange that could foster collaborative research. In transitional countries Estonia and Lativa have created a joint population biobank while Hungary, Poland and Slovenia are preparing to implement some form of structure regarding their biobanking facilities. Croatia has several important biobanks with legal requirements that do not truly cover all their activities. This paper will give an overview of the situation regarding biobanks in Croatia (types, functions, legal requirements). Possible problems and ethical issues will be discussed as well as the recommendations for the improvement of the current situation.

biobanks; Croatia

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