Two cheers for GINA?

Genome Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  McGuire, Amy L ^a   Majumder, Mary Anderlik ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY HISTORY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC INFORMATION ACT OF 2008; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953431703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1756994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gm6     Document Type: Note

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