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The brave new era of human genetic testing
Article first published online: 20 OCT 2008
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20837
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Bandelt, H.-J., Yao, Y.-G., Richards, M. B. and Salas, A. (2008), The brave new era of human genetic testing. Bioessays, 30: 1246–1251. doi: 10.1002/bies.20837
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- Issue published online: 20 OCT 2008
- Article first published online: 20 OCT 2008
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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