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ArticleJournal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)2015

BrainNet Europe's Code of Conduct for brain banking.

Natasja M Klioueva, Marleen C Rademaker, David T Dexter, Safa Al-Sarraj, Danielle Seilhean, Nathalie Streichenberger, Peer Schmitz, Jeanne E Bell, James W Ironside, Thomas Arzberger and 1 more

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Article in Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Natasja M KliouevaNetherlands Brain Bank, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Meibergdreef 47, 1105 BA, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Marleen C Rademaker
David T Dexter
Safa Al-Sarraj
Danielle Seilhean
Nathalie Streichenberger
Peer Schmitz
Jeanne E Bell
James W Ironside
Thomas Arzberger
Inge Huitinga

Funding

Medical Research Council G0600953Medical Research Council G0900580Medical Research Council G0901945Medical Research Council MR/L016400/1Parkinson's UK G-0909
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research utilizing human tissue and its removal at post-mortem has given rise to many controversies in the media and posed many dilemmas in the fields of law and ethics. The law often lacks clear instructions and unambiguous guidelines. The absence of a harmonized international legislation with regard to post-mortem medical procedures and donation of tissue and organs contributes to the complexity of the issue. Therefore, within the BrainNet Europe (BNE) consortium, a consortium of 19 European brain banks, we drafted an ethical Code of Conduct for brain banking that covers basic legal rules and bioethical principles involved in brain banking. Sources include laws, regulations and guidelines (Declarations, Conventions, Recommendations, Guidelines and Directives) issued by international key organizations, such as the Council of Europe, European Commission, World Medical Association and World Health Organization. The Code of Conduct addresses fundamental topics as the rights of the persons donating their tissue, the obligations of the brain bank with regard to respect and observance of such rights, informed consent, confidentiality, protection of personal data, collections of human biological material and their management, and transparency and accountability within the organization of a brain bank. The Code of Conduct for brain banking is being adopted by the BNE network prior to being enshrined in official legislation for brain banking in Europe and beyond.

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BrainAnimalsBrain DiseasesCodes of EthicsEuropeHumansMental DisordersNeuropathologyTissue Banks

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PMID25578485
PMCPMC4498226

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