FA Mutation Consortium Guidelines

1. The Consortium will establish and maintain a database of all mutations and polymorphisms in the known Fanconi anemia genes.
   
   
2. Membership will be open to all who agree to abide by the rules regarding the use and acknowledgement of data provided by the Consortium.
   
   
3. Entry to the database will be password-protected.
   
   
4. Members will be encouraged to submit data before or at least at the time of submission for publication. The data may include novel mutations or polymorphisms, population data, or technical data regarding mutation detection. Data entry will be accepted by electronic mail and deposited in the database after checking by the Consortium editors.
   
   
5. Credit for novel discoveries such as new mutations or particular population associations will be based on the date of electronic submission of the data to the Consortium editors. Consortium members retain the right to publish data which they contributed without prior consultation with the Consortium.
   
   
6. Consortium data should be treated as a privileged communication which should not be disseminated without the consent of the Consortium. Oral or written communications must acknowledge the Consortium as the source of the data, and give credit to the group who originally provided the data.
   
   
7. The Consortium may decide to publish pooled data when appropriate. Papers may cite the Consortium as the "author", or may be multi-author publications with authorship status dependent on the contribution of the participating groups.
   
   
8. The Consortium will not accept responsibility for inappropriate diagnostic use of the data, or for diagnostic errors which might result from use of the data.
   
   

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