Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Impact of genetic discovery on medicine and society.

doi:10.1001/jama.271.3.217

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Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Impact of genetic discovery on medicine and society.

JAMA - 19 Jan 1994

Wulfsberg E A, Hoffmann D E, Cohen M M

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An increasing body of molecular information resulting from advances in basic research is being incorporated into clinical practice by medical genetics. The process by which these research advances progress from the laboratory to the bedside and their medical, social, and legal impact is a topic o...

Topics

Biomedical Research
Compensation and Redress
Employment
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Genetic Testing
Human Genome Project
Humans
Insurance Selection Bias
Insurance, Health
Insurance, Life
Liability, Legal
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Phenotype
Prejudice
Pulmonary Emphysema
United States
Workers' Compensation
alpha 1-Antitrypsin

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PMID: 8277549
DOI: 10.1001/jama.271.3.217

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