Data Release Policy

The HCA Data Release Policy is intended to ensure that data is as freely and openly available as possible while protecting the rights of data generators to be the first to present or publish large-scale analyses of their results, in keeping with the Fort Lauderdale principles. The HCA acknowledges that some data generators, especially those with limited access to analytic resources, may hesitate to share their data in this way, or that other researchers may be restricted by local legal or ethical regulations from doing so. We have incorporated language in the policy to accommodate such regional variations, and will periodically review and revise it as needed.

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