When Mark, a graduate student working on an IRB-approved study looking at the genetics of breast cancer sees another student working with the blood samples of this study as part of a completely different project, he is not sure if the consent form that the donors in his study signed covers this new use. What should he do? This case discusses issues of responsibilities, human subject research ethics and regulations, and responsibility of institutions.
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Used with permission of Association for Practical and Professional Ethics. Case drawn from Research Ethics: Cases and Commentaries, Vol.6, 2002.
