Genetic testing will become the future standard of medical care. Life insurers will also need access to genetic information if the insurance industry is to survive intact and if cover is to remain affordable.
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Pokorski, R. Genetic information and life insurance. Nature 376, 13–14 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/376013a0
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