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Public Perspectives on Investigative Genetic Genealogy: Findings from a National Focus Group Study.

AJOB empirical bioethics - 1 Jan 2024

Dahlquist Jacklyn, Robinson Jill O, Daoud Amira, Bash-Brooks Whitney, McGuire Amy L, Guerrini Christi J, Fullerton Stephanie M

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BACKGROUND: Investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) is a technique that involves uploading genotypes developed from perpetrator DNA left at a crime scene, or DNA from unidentified remains, to public genetic genealogy databases to identify genetic relatives and, through the creation of a family tree, the individual who was the source of the DNA. As policymakers demonstrate interest in regulating IGG, it is important...

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PMID: 38588389
DOI: 10.1080/23294515.2024.2336904
PMCID: PMC11458831

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