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GENETIC TESTING IN INSURANCE AND EMPLOYMENT: A New Form of Discrimination Developments in genetics mean that there will be increasing numbers of tests to detect
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Document Date: 2007-05-15 08:10:03


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MacDonald A.S. / The Guardian / Prohibits / /

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Association of British Insurers / US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission / Swedish Government / US Department of Labour / Human Genetics Advisory Committee / Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust / Ministry of Defence / Insurance Committee / Science and Technology Committee / Genetics and Insurance Committee / NHS / National Health Service / Council of Europe / Human Genetics Commission / House of Commons Select Committee / Royal Society of Medicine / Royal Society of London / UK Government / Equal Employment Opportunities Commission / Select Committee / Royal Society / House of Commons / /

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normal gene / gene / gene1 / 2 / /

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American Journal of Human Genetics / Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine / New Scientist / The Guardian / Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society / British Medical Journal / /

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genetic engineering / 1994 Gene Technology / Biotechnology / http / /

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