• S. Afr. Med. J. · Feb 2020

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    Privacy rights of human research participants in South Africa must be taken seriously.

    • D W Thaldar, B Townsend, C Staunton, R Adams, M Botes, E S Dove, L Horn, M Labuschaigne, G Loots, S Mahomed, A Olckers, M S Pepper, A Pope, M Ramsay, N Ni Loideain, and J De Vries.
    • School of Law, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. donrich@thaldar.com.
    • S. Afr. Med. J. 2020 Feb 26; 110 (3): 175-176.

    AbstractLetter by Thaldar and Townsend, following an article by the same authors (Thaldar D, Townsend B. Genomic research and privacy: A response to Staunton et al. S Afr Med J 2020;110(3):172-174. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i3.14431) and both commenting on an article by Staunton et al. (Staunton C, Adams R, Botes M, et al. Safeguarding the future of genomic research in South Africa: Broad consent and the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013. S Afr Med J 2019;109(7):468-470. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i7.14148); and response to article and letter by Staunton et al.

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