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Bioethics considerations for medical research in human archive tissues: the point of view of the researcher

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This report was written thanks to the support and the discussion developed in two European projects: IMPACTS and ACUME2.

The authors thank Dr. Valentina Melita for the English revision of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Clinical, Morphological and Technological Sciences, University of Trieste and International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy

    Giorgio Stanta, Alberto Cescato & Serena Bonin

  2. Pathology Department ULSS 2, Feltre, Italy

    Renzo Barbazza

  3. Surgical Pathology Unit, Cattinara Hospital, Strada di Fiume 447, 34149, Trieste, Italy

    Giorgio Stanta

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Stanta, G., Cescato, A., Bonin, S. et al. Bioethics considerations for medical research in human archive tissues: the point of view of the researcher. Virchows Arch 453, 117–119 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-008-0635-4

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