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Review
. 1998 Mar 7;316(7133):767-70.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.316.7133.767.

The new genetics. Implications for clinical services in Britain and the United States

A L Kinmonth  1 , J Reinhard, M Bobrow, S Pauker
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Review

The new genetics. Implications for clinical services in Britain and the United States

A L Kinmonth et al. BMJ. .
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Tests that identify specific alleles predisposing to or protecting from particular conditions are under development; these could be applied to large populations of asymptomatic people
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