Open birth DNA database to police, Swedish government suggests

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Source (SWE): http://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/pku...s-for-polisen/
Google translate

PKU register
* PKU register aims among other things to track in the current situation 24 treatable diseases that can have serious consequences if they remain undiscovered. Original purpose was to track the disease phenylketonuria (PKU), a metabolic disorder.

* PKU test began to be taken in 1965 to diagnose a number of congenital diseases for which it is important to start treatment early.
After the analyzes the samples stored in a biobank, PKU biobank.

* The samples are stored are from those born January 1, 1975 and later.

* The samples were initially saved because you might make new analyzes of a child later developed the disease. This is to improve and develop the tests and also be able to add new diseases.

* PKU test is taken on all newborns in Sweden and is no record of DNA, but it is possible to extract DNA from a PKU test.

The government wants to look at ways to use the so-called PKU register for "investigation purposes". Millions of Swedes are in research registry, which contains blood samples from all those born in 1975 or later.

The directive to the investigator says that this is to analyze and submit proposals on "the use of tissue samples from the PKU biobank and other biobanks should be allowed for the investigation of serious crimes."
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PKU biobank is not searchable register. In the case of Anna Lindh's killer was only when the police had the name of a suspect who they got the use of the registry. From Mijailo Mijailovic PKU test it established a DNA profile was compared with DNA from the murder weapon - and got hit.

Since then, the samples had to be left alone. Gert Helgesson, professor of medical ethics at the Karolinska Institute, is therefore surprised investigation.
- There is an obvious risk that parents choose not to take the samples, which ultimately may result in the children die unnecessarily, he says.
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Mats Johansson, associate professor of medical ethics at the University of Lund, he also sees risks if the police have access to the samples.
- Sweden is a registry society, but it is based on we trust these records. This could upset the entire system, he says.

The Government stresses that the investigation is not finished and that no decisions have been made.
- We have not put our footdown on the merits, says Justice Minister Morgan Johansson said.

Goran Hermerén, member of the National Council on Medical Ethics (Smer), however, think that the purpose is obvious.
- You usually do not appoint a commission if you do not think that the investigation will result in something, he says.

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Seems like a good idea, means more criminals would get caught.

[Paklaaji]

Should`ve introduced this system years ago - and screen all migrants with it. Only then the citizens.

''Raycyst!''.
Fuck off.