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Why tell asymptomatic children of the risk of an adult-onset disease in the family but not test them for it?
- Correspondence to: P J Malpas Department of Philosophy, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand; p.malpas{at}auckland.ac.nz
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Why tell asymptomatic children of the risk of an adult-onset disease in the family but not test them for it?
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- Received November 27, 2005
- Accepted January 19, 2006
- Revised January 17, 2006
- First published October 30, 2006.
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April 27, 2016
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Copyright 2006 by the Journal of Medical Ethics
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