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Forensic DNA databases: genetic testing as a societal choice
- Correspondence to Professor Dr Kris Dierickx, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, Kapucijnenvoer 35d bus 7001, Leuven 3000, Belgium; kris.dierickx{at}med.kuleuven.be
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Forensic DNA databases: genetic testing as a societal choice
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- Received October 14, 2009
- Accepted November 27, 2009
- First published May 6, 2010.
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April 27, 2016
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