Abstract
In this issue of BMC Medical Genomics Griffin et al. present a user-friendly and freely accessible HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) genomic database that compiles viral (HIV-1) genetic sequences and other relevant clinical and treatment data. We discuss the benefits and caveats of public data sharing in NeuroAIDS research, while emphasizing the importance of such novel initiatives for advancing knowledge.
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Commentary Novel research initiatives are needed to alleviate and hopefully eventually cure complex diseases such as HIVassociated neurocognitive disorder (HAND)
Correspondence: lcysique@unsw.edu.au 1University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2Neuroscience Research, Sydney, Australia Full list of author information is available at the end of the article instant inception of new projects is possible
Because HAND and related information are included, I would expect from my own research experience that each investigator wanting to add data to this database will have to obtain ethics approval from their respective institutions
Summary
Commentary Novel research initiatives are needed to alleviate and hopefully eventually cure complex diseases such as HIVassociated neurocognitive disorder (HAND). The benefits of such an initiative are immediate: because this is a public data sharing system, of which I along with many other scientists am a strong advocate [4], almost Correspondence: lcysique@unsw.edu.au 1University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2Neuroscience Research, Sydney, Australia Full list of author information is available at the end of the article instant inception of new projects is possible.
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