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Developing context-specific next-generation sequencing policy

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We thank G. Javitt for thoughtful commentary on the manuscript. This work was funded by National Human Genome Research Institute grant R01-HG006460 to A.L.M.

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Houston, Texas, USA

    Margaret Ann Curnutte, Karen L Frumovitz, Amy L McGuire & Mary A Majumder

  2. Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Juli M Bollinger

  3. Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

    Robert M Cook-Deegan

  4. School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA

    Robert M Cook-Deegan

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