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. 2004 Oct;5 Spec No(Suppl 1):S22-6.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400224.

The prediction of disease risk in genomic medicine

Wayne D Hall  1 , Katherine I Morley, Jayne C Lucke
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The prediction of disease risk in genomic medicine

Wayne D Hall et al. EMBO Rep. 2004 Oct.

Abstract

Scientific prospects and implications for public policy and ethics

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