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April 25, 2008
Law: Senate bill would ban genetic discrimination
The
legislation, which the House is expected to approve quickly and
President Bush has promised to sign, would prevent information gleaned
from genetic testing to be used against people.
WASHINGTON -- The vast promise of an era of personalized medicine based on genetic testing long has been haunted by a disturbing possibility: The same data that could alert people to serious medical problems might be used to deny them jobs or insurance coverage.Read the rest of this story in the LA Times.
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