Karwowska, Zuzanna
Aasmets, Oliver
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Metspalu, Mait
Metspalu, Andres
Milani, Lili
Esko, Tõnu
Kosciolek, Tomasz
Org, Elin
Article History
Received: 14 January 2024
Accepted: 4 December 2024
First Online: 4 January 2025
Declarations
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: All participants included in the EstBB cohort provided informed consent for the data and samples to be used for scientific purposes. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Tartu (approval No. 266/T10) and by the Estonian Committee on Bioethics and Human Research (Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs; approval No. 1.1–12/17 and 1.1–12/624). All participants have joined the Estonian Biobank on a voluntary basis and have signed a broad consent form, which allows to receive participant’s personal and health data from national registries and databases. The rights of gene donors are regulated by the Human Genes Research Act (HGRA) § 9 – Voluntary nature of gene donation ( current).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.