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Re: Tissue Banks Trigger Worry About Ownership Issues
Affiliations of authors: Departments of Pathology (PJVD, JAK) and Medical Oncology (EEV), University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Correspondence to: Paul J. van Diest, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, University Medical Center, PO Box 85500, NL 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands (e-mail: p.j.vandiest@umcutrecht.nl).
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Schmidt (1) discusses an interesting and important issue in his recent issue article about ownership of tissues stored in tissue banks. In short: Who "owns" the tissue? The patient? The professional in charge of the