Engagement with genetic discrimination: concerns and experiences in the context of Huntington disease.

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Published in Eur J Hum Genet on October 24, 2007

Authors

Yvonne Bombard1, Elizabeth Penziner, Oksana Suchowersky, Mark Guttman, Jane S Paulsen, Joan L Bottorff, Michael R Hayden

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Genetics, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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