PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Bartha Maria Knoppers AU - Jennifer R Harris AU - Paul R Burton AU - Madeleine Murtagh AU - David Cox AU - Mylène Deschênes AU - Isabel Fortier AU - Thomas J Hudson AU - Jane Kaye AU - Klaus Lindpaintner TI - From genomic databases to translation: a call to action AID - 10.1136/jme.2011.043042 DP - 2011 Aug 01 TA - Journal of Medical Ethics PG - 515--516 VI - 37 IP - 8 4099 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/37/8/515.short 4100 - http://jme.bmj.com/content/37/8/515.full SO - J Med Ethics2011 Aug 01; 37 AB - The rapid rise of international collaborative science has enabled access to genomic data. In this article, it is argued that to move beyond mapping genomic variation to understanding its role in complex disease aetiology and treatment will require extending data sharing for the purposes of clinical research translation and implementation.