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A Problem Not Yet Manifest: Gaps In Insurance Coverage Of Medical Interventions After Genetic Testing, Christopher Robertson
A Problem Not Yet Manifest: Gaps In Insurance Coverage Of Medical Interventions After Genetic Testing, Christopher Robertson
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In the past decade, the field of genomics has rapidly changed and expanded.1 With these advancements also come new applications of genomics and genetics to clinical medicine. The information gathered from genetic testing and genome sequencing can reveal a great deal about not only an individual's current health, but his/her future health as well.2 This rapid expansion of scientific and medical capacity is accompanied by rapid changes for law and policy making thoughtful regulation essential. The human genome includes many variations, most of which have no known significance. However, some variants can be the cause of important medical conditions, and …