CREATION OF A NATIONAL DATABASE OF GENOMIC INFORMATION IN UZBEKISTAN

Abstract

The article highlights current issues in the history of the creation and use of genomic information in the leading countries of the world. Considerable attention is paid to a comparative analysis of the regulatory framework of forensic genetic databases of foreign countries, especially the United Kingdom and the United States. In the context of improving the regulatory framework for the activities of the forensic service in Uzbekistan, in the implementation of the Law “On Genomic Registration” establishing the legal basis for obtaining, recording and storing biological samples, the article highlights and describes the characteristic features and prospects for the development of the database used in automated information system designed to store genomic and personal information. Taking into account the geographical and administrative structure of Uzbekistan, the authors proposed a centralized architecture for the formation of a national database, according to which information on state registration stored in a single database of genomic information should be developed as an information retrieval system, specially protected from external connections. The authors come to the conclusion that the national database of genomic information being formed will improve the efficiency of detection and investigation of a wide range of crimes, while simultaneously solving issues of searching for missing persons. Keywords: genomic information, database, DNA, CODIS, forensics, centralized database, identification.