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Ethical considerations in presymptomatic testing for variant CJD
- Correspondence to: Professor Julian Savulescu Director, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Littlegate House, St Ebbe’s Street, Oxford OX1 1PT, UK; julian.savulescuphilosophy.ox.ac.uk
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Ethical considerations in presymptomatic testing for variant CJD
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- Received February 16, 2005
- Accepted February 16, 2005
- First published November 3, 2005.
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April 27, 2016
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