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When diseases disappear--the case of familial dysautonomia.

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Author information

Author/s: Lerner, Barron H (BH);

Affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Historical Article; Journal Article

Journal: The New England journal of medicine (N Engl J Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 361 (issue 17) : pp 1622-5

Dates: Created 2009/10/22; Completed 2009/10/29;

PMID: 19846847, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/29/2009, IMS Date: )

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Abortion, Therapeutic - ethics Dysautonomia, Familial - genetics; history; prevention & control Genetic Screening - ethics; history History, 20th Century

History, 21st Century Humans Jews - genetics Prenatal Diagnosis - ethics; history

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