The Data Use Ontology to streamline responsible access to human biomedical datasets

The GA4GH Data Use Ontology (DUO) provides unambiguous, machine-readable standard language for consent forms and the data sharing policies they represent. Lawson et al. describe the DUO standard and implementations throughout the data access workflow to expedite data access while maintaining or improving compliant processes.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xgen.2021.100028