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Forensic familial searching: scientific and social implications

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Familial searching in forensic genetic testing is raising concerns in the United States.

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  1. Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, California, USA

    Nanibaa' A. Garrison

  2. Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, 94720, California, USA

    Rori V. Rohlfs

  3. Department of Bioethics and Humanities, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, 98195, Washington, USA

    Stephanie M. Fullerton

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Garrison, N., Rohlfs, R. & Fullerton, S. Forensic familial searching: scientific and social implications. Nat Rev Genet 14, 445 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrg3519

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