Physicians, genetics and life insurance
Physicians, genetics and life insurance
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Canada: CMA Impact, Inc
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English
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Canada: CMA Impact, Inc
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The relation between genetics and life insurance became an issue in Canada in 1990 when a Quebec resident's claim for her husband's life insurance was denied by their insurance company. The company argued that the husband had withheld genetic information. The applicant, like other members of his family, had myotonic dystrophy, a genetic disease wit...
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Physicians, genetics and life insurance
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_395817
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_395817
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0820-3946
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1488-2329
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.1040127
