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Commentary on “scientific limitations and ethical ramifications of a non-representative Human Genome Project: African American responses” (F. Jackson)

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, P.O. Box 5640, 86011, Elagstaff, Arizona, USA

    Frank C. Dukepoo Ph.D.

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Dr. Frank Dukepoo is an American Indian, a Hopi from northern Arizona, and a geneticist.

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Dukepoo, F.C. Commentary on “scientific limitations and ethical ramifications of a non-representative Human Genome Project: African American responses” (F. Jackson). SCI ENG ETHICS 4, 171–180 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-998-0047-5

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