Data Sharing in Genetics

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Data sharing has been common practice in genetics and genomics research for decades, accelerating biomedical discoveries and improving human health. Sustained funding to the National Institutes of Health will ensure that genetic and genomic data remain accessible to researchers in ways that also protect the privacy of participants and minimize the stigmatization of groups of people.

Read more in my fact sheet for the American Society of Human Genetics: Data Sharing to Advance Genetic and Genomic Knowledge.