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. 2013 Aug;31(8):439-41.
doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2013.04.006. Epub 2013 May 9.

Not-so-incidental findings: the ACMG recommendations on the reporting of incidental findings in clinical whole genome and whole exome sequencing

Megan Allyse  1 , Marsha Michie
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Not-so-incidental findings: the ACMG recommendations on the reporting of incidental findings in clinical whole genome and whole exome sequencing

Megan Allyse et al. Trends Biotechnol. 2013 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: incidental findings; returning results; whole genome sequencing.

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