This article concerns the legal and practical challenges related to biobank research in the area of Big Genomic Data and its implications for medical research i

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Part I Setting the scene -- Introduction: Individual rights, the public interest and biobank research 4000 (8) -- Genetic data and privacy protection -- Part II