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. 2023 Mar;23(3):42-44.
doi: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2169397.

Nurtured Genetics: Prenatal Testing and the Anchoring of Genetic Expectancies

Rémy Furrer  1 , Shai Carmi  2 , Todd Lencz  3 , Gabriel Lázaro-Muñoz  4
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Nurtured Genetics: Prenatal Testing and the Anchoring of Genetic Expectancies

Rémy Furrer et al. Am J Bioeth. 2023 Mar.
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