Predictive genetic testing: congruence of disability insurers' interests with the public interest.
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This article argues that, under existing jurisprudence, the disability insurance business will be harmed, not benefited, from broad access to the results of genetic testing identifying people with higher than species-typical genetic propensities for illness.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of law, medicine & ethics : a journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
دوره 35 2 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007