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Genetics research

Investigators must indicate in their submissions whether their research involves genetic testing, gene therapy, or collection of genetic information. Studies that involve genetics research include:

Gene transfer or gene therapy (these studies require review by the Human Gene Therapy Committee, a subcommittee of the Institutional Biosafety Committee of Boston University and Boston Medical Center)
Pedigree study (to discover the pattern of inheritance of a disease and to catalog the range of symptoms)
Positional cloning (to localize and identify specific genes)
DNA Diagnostic study (to develop techniques for determining the presence of specific DNA mutations or polymorphisms)
Association Studies (genotype-phenotype correlation) including GWAS (genome wide association studies)
Genetic pharmacokinetic research
Collecting Data for submission to the NIH database of Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP)

More information about genetics research may be found by contacting us or at HRPP Policies and Procedures.