The goal of the PGC is rapid and unfettered progress. As part of the Memorandum of Understanding, PGC members agreed that all genotype and phenotype data should be kept strictly confidential within that working group. Moreover, when the analyses for a specific aim were completed, the results could be freely discussed and participants were free to initiate follow-up experiments. In the interests of maximal progress, we encouraged pre-publication sharing of follow-up experiments. However, the results could not be used in presentations or publications without prior approval.
