title: [Ethical problems in utilization of specimens after laboratory examinations for clinical studies].
abstract: Ethical Committee in Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine published "Opinions of Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine about utilization of specimens after laboratory examinations for laboratory work, education and clinical studies" in 2002. Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan established "Ethical Guidelines for Clinical Studies" in 2003, and amended the document in 2008. According to the guidelines, Ethical Committee in Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine revised the "Opinions of Japanese Society of Laboratory Medicine about utilization of specimens after laboratory examinations for laboratory work, education and clinical studies" in 2010. Ethical problems in utilization of specimens after laboratory examinations for clinical studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan. mmurakam@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000941:ethics*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000941:ethics*