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Senate passes bill banning genetic discrimination

“The vast promise of an era of personalized medicine based on genetic testing long has been haunted by a disturbing possibility: The same data that could alert people to serious medical problems might be used to deny them jobs or insurance coverage.
But Thursday, the Senate voted 95 to 0 to outlaw such discrimination, with the House expected to add its approval quickly.”
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Los Angeles Times, 24 April 2008

25 April 2008 | Categories: News | Country: United States | Tag(s): Genetic Data, Personalised Medicine
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