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Newsletter On Genetic Data Processing Guideline

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The Personal Data Protection Board published the guideline regarding the points to be considered for processing genetic data on its official website on 13.10.2023.

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Batuhan Şahmay
Batuhan Şahmay
Naz Ergörün Yazman
Naz Ergörün Yazman
Ates Gülenç
Ates Gülenç

The Personal Data Protection Board ("Board") published the guideline regarding the points to be considered for processing genetic data ("Guide")1 on its official website on 13.10.2023.

The important points in the Guide are as follows:

1. Definition of Genetic Data

According to the Guide, genetic data, which is a sensitive data pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data ("Law"):

  • is "all or part of the information obtained from all DNA, RNA and Protein sequences encoded from the cell nucleus or mitochondria from the genome of the living being",
  • can be just SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) information or very comprehensive whole genome sequence information, and

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