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These are long term studies and we can learn a lot about the causes and treatments of mental
illnesses by contributing our local resources to large scale international collaborations comparing
similarities and differences in illnesses world wide. The material from your sample is stored for
use on a long term basis at the University of health Sciences Lahore, University of Edinburgh,
University of Durham, Queens University Canada or other collaborating institutions for use in
future studies. In Edinburgh samples are stored at the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility
at the Western general Hospital as part of a research tissue bank. You will not receive results or
feedback about your sample or have any claim on future commercial use of results from the
studies in which your blood sample has been used. To make best use of resources we will share
data and tissue samples with different groups of workers. This might include other doctors and
scientists in the UK and other countries, including departments of Edinburgh University, other
universities, MRC units or commercial companies.
Will my taking part in the study be kept confidential?
All the information we collect during the course of the research will be kept strictly confidential
and there are strict laws which safeguard your privacy at every stage. Your personal information
will be kept confidential by assigning a code to your sample. Under no circumstances will your
name or any identifying information be passed on to anyone. We will not routinely inform your
doctor that you are taking part and will not pass on any of the information we collect unless we
have significant concerns about your mental or physical health.
What will happen to the results of the study?
Information we obtain from these genetic studies is regularly published in scientific journals and
presented at conferences. Again you will not be identifiable from these reports.
Who is organising the research and why?
Several Psychiatrists and doctors in Pakistan are involved. The DNA from the samples will be
extracted in Pakistan and further analysis will be performed in Durham and Edinburgh or other
laboratories in the UK or another country.
Who has reviewed the study?
Ethical approval has been obtained from the University of Health Sciences Lahore and
permission has also been obtained.
If you have any further questions about the study please contact
Dr Saqib Mahmood
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics & Molecular Biology
University of Health Sciences
Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab
Lahore-54600, Pakistan
Mobile: 0300-4524556
Email: sqb_medgen@yahoo.com / sasmgenes@hotmail.com
If you would like to discuss this study with someone independent of the study please
contact:
Dr Nadeem Afzal
Associate Professor, Department of Immunology
University of Health Sciences, Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab
Lahore-54600, Pakistan
Mobile: 0321-4086452
Email:ndmfzl@yahoo.com