5. South Carolina and Texas law mandates that genetic information, obtained from any tests or from this research, be kept confidential. South Carolina and Texas law prohibits any insurer using this information in a discriminatory manner against the participants or any member of their family in issuing or renewing insurance coverage for the participants or family. South Carolina and Texas law further prohibits the investigators from sharing genetic information with anyone except in a few narrow circumstances, one of these being a research project of this type, approved by the Institutional Review Board, and then the investigators must take all steps to protect the participants' identity. The participants will still be responsible for paying for health care, however. The Charleston or DeBakey VA Medical Centers will not be responsible for such costs, even if care is provided for a condition revealed during research or clinical testing.