title: Respecting donors to biobank research.
abstract: The most common way for people to consent to research with their banked biological material is through signing a blanket consent, which allows any future use, giving the donor no information or control. This does not respect the donor or the philosophy if donation.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tomlinson
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D032962:Consent Forms; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D014015:Tissue Banks / Q000941:ethics*; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000941:ethics*