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. 2018 May 14;190(19):E579-E580.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.180298.

The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act: critical for promoting health and science in Canada

Yvonne Bombard  1 , Bev Heim-Myers  2
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The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act: critical for promoting health and science in Canada

Yvonne Bombard et al. CMAJ. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Yvonne Bombard reports grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which supported the conduct of the studies reported herein. Yvonne Bombard and Bev Heim-Myers served as expert witnesses to provide both oral and written testimony for the Parliament of Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights on Bill S-201. Bev Heim-Myers is chair of the Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness, which has a membership of more than 18 not-for-profit charitable organizations.

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