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Protecting posted genes: social networking and the limits of GINA.

The American journal of bioethics : AJOB - 1 Jan 2014

Soo-Jin Lee Sandra, Borgelt Emily

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The combination of decreased genotyping costs and prolific social media use is fueling a personal genetic testing industry in which consumers purchase and interact with genetic risk information online. Consumers and their genetic risk profiles are protected in some respects by the 2008 federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which forbids the discriminatory use of genetic information by...

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PMID: 25325810
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2014.957417

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