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Developing genetic privacy legislation: the South Carolina experience.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 1998
Edwards J G, Young S R, Brooks K A, Aiken J H, Patterson E D, Pritchett S T
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The availability of presymptomatic and predisposition genetic testing has spawned the need for legislation prohibiting health insurance discrimination on the basis of genetic information. The federal effort, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, falls short by protecting only those who access insurance through group plans. A committee of University of South Carolina...
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