Personal genetics, the European regulations maze and the way out

Personalized Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 515-522

  Colaiacovo, Moreno ^a   Grimaldi, Keith A ^b,c  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c EUROGENETICA LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

direct to consumer; European law; health genetics; personal genetics; regulations

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

EUROPE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LAW; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84864449492     PISSN: 17410541     EISSN: 1744828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/pme.12.62     Document Type: Review

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