A scoping review of distributed ledger technology in genomics: thematic analysis and directions for future research.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Rising interests in distributed ledger technology (DLT) and genomics have sparked various interdisciplinary research streams with a proliferating number of scattered publications investigating the application of DLT in genomics. This review aims to uncover the current state of research on DLT in genomics, in terms of focal research themes and directions for future research.

Materials and methods

We conducted a scoping review and thematic analysis. To identify the 60 relevant papers, we queried Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, ACM Digital Library, IEEE Xplore, arXiv, and BiorXiv.

Results

Our analysis resulted in 7 focal themes on DLT in genomics discussed in literature, namely: (1) Data economy and sharing; (2) Data management; (3) Data protection; (4) Data st

SUBMITTER: Beyene M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277639 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature