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. 2021 Jun;23(6):996-998.
doi: 10.1038/s41436-021-01141-w. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

From genes to public health: are we ready for DNA-based population screening?

Muin J Khoury  1 , W David Dotson  2
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From genes to public health: are we ready for DNA-based population screening?

Muin J Khoury et al. Genet Med. 2021 Jun.
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