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Some groups, including young Black men, are known to be overrepresented on the database[2] and we are concerned that those with mental health problems, a vulnerable group of people, are affected
The advent of DNA analysis as a powerful tool for crime detection has led to the creation of England and Wales’s National DNA Database (NDNAD)
We write to raise a concern about the potential impact of this database on people with mental disorders
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Some groups, including young Black men, are known to be overrepresented on the database[2] and we are concerned that those with mental health problems, a vulnerable group of people, are affected. The advent of DNA analysis as a powerful tool for crime detection has led to the creation of England and Wales’s National DNA Database (NDNAD). This is one of the world’s largest databases of DNA information, storing profiles of nearly 5 million individuals.[1] We write to raise a concern about the potential impact of this database on people with mental disorders.
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