The commercialization of biospecimens from Indigenous Peoples: A scoping review of benefit-sharing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is ongoing and increasing interest in the commercialization of biospecimen-derived products from Indigenous Peoples. Discourse on benefit-sharing specifically in the context of the commercialization of Indigenous Peoples biospecimens are currently lacking. A better understanding of the potential ethical imperatives is in need of exploration on this emerging topic. This review sought to elucidate through categorization the current discourse in the peer-reviewed literature on the commercialization of Indigenous Peoples' biospecimens from a benefit-sharing perspective.

Methods

A scoping review methodology was utilized to perform a search of PubMed, CINAHL, Embase and Google Scholar. A two-stage screening process was used to assess the relevance of any included

SUBMITTER: Tone-Pah-Hote T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386140 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature