Project research associate C. Yamasaki and Professor K. Kato’s co-authored article has been published.

Project research associate C. Yamasaki and Professor K. Kato’s co-authored article has been published.

“First international Genetic Discrimination Observatory established”
Prof. Joly, Research Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy at McGill, and his collaborators from 16 countries, including Project research associate, Chisato Yamasaki and Professor Kazuto Kato, has published a Commentary in Nature Genetics in which they present the development of the international Genetic Discrimination Observatory (GDO). A world first, the GDO is the culmination of many years of research and commitment to the ethical, legal and social issues raised by genetic discrimination around the world.

Title：Establishing the International Genetic Discrimination Observatory
Authers：Yann Joly, Gratien Dalpé, Charles Dupras, Bénédicte Bévière-Boyer, Aisling de Paor, Edward S. Dove, Palmira Granados Moreno, Calvin W. L. Ho, Chih-Hsing Ho, Katharina Ó Cathaoir, Kazuto Kato, Hannah Kim, Lingqiao Song, Timo Minssen, Pilar Nicolás, Margaret Otlowski, Anya E. R. Prince, Athira P. S. Nair, Ine Van Hoyweghen, Torsten H. Voigt, Chisato Yamasaki & Yvonne Bombard
Journal：Nature Genetics 2020 Mar 23
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-020-0606-5