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. 2014 Feb;32(2):198-201.
doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2013.09.016.

"Use it or lose it" as an alternative approach to protect genetic privacy in personalized medicine

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"Use it or lose it" as an alternative approach to protect genetic privacy in personalized medicine

Jennifer K Wagner et al. Urol Oncol. 2014 Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: ELSI; Genetic information; Precision medicine; Privacy; Whole genome sequencing.

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