California Congressman Introduces Bill to Promote Genetic, Genomic Testing

Feb 16, 2018

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – California State Representative Eric Swalwell (CA-D) has introduced legislation designed to promote the use of genetic and genomic testing in healthcare and advance precision medicine.

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