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possible disease-related area (van der
Meulen and Meerman, 1997).
So far, interesting areas, but no genes
have been identified. The area around
18q23, in bipolar affective disorder, looks
especially promising, as another group has
reported this area previously in a different
population (Freimer et al., 1996).
The study presented here is non-com-
mercial. However, if one or more areas
prove to be the focus of a search for a pos-
sible disease-related gene, the question will
arise as to whether or not this finding is to
be patented or published. Publishing will
preclude patenting. In an ever more com-
mercialised area of research, the latter
course may be challenged (Rifkin, 1998).
At present, there is no Faroese legislation
on these matters.
Ethics
The study has been accepted by the Faroese
Board for Ethics in Medical Research and
the Faroese Board for Registration. The
study is non-commercial and funded by
public and private grants.
Acknowledgements
The project has been supported with grants
from: the Ministry of Education, Culture,
and Research, the Faroese Government
(recommendation by the Faroese Research
Council); The Danish Research Councils;
The Lundbeck Foundation (Grants No.
39/98 and 59/99); the Danish Hospital
Foundation for Medical Research, region
for Copenhagen, Faroe Islands, and Green-
land; the Research Fund of Føroya
Sparikassi.
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