The human genome project: A false dawn?

BMJ

Volumn 319, Issue 7220, 1999, Pages 1282-

  Zimmern, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; INTERVIEW;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS;

EID: 85007728431     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7220.1282     Document Type: Article

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