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. 2013 Jul-Aug;43(4):16-9.
doi: 10.1002/hast.189.

Incidental findings in the era of whole genome sequencing?

Erik Parens, Paul Appelbaum, Wendy Chung

Incidental findings in the era of whole genome sequencing?

Erik Parens et al. Hastings Cent Rep. 2013 Jul-Aug.
No abstract available

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