Public access to genome-wide data: five views on balancing research with privacy and protection

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P3G Consortium et al. PLoS Genet. 2009 Oct.

. 2009 Oct;5(10):e1000665.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000665. Epub 2009 Oct 2.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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