Genetic testing and genetic discrimination: Public policy when insurance becomes "too expensive".
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2021.102441
Abstract: We examine public policy toward the use of genetic tests by insurers when a positive test makes actuarially fair insurance too expensive for some consumers. With state-dependent utility, consumers may decline actuarially fair insurance if… read more here.
Keywords: public policy; genetic discrimination; insurance; partial genetic ... See more keywords
Intestinal Epithelial Cells Adapt to Chronic Inflammation through Partial Genetic Reprogramming
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers15030973
Abstract: Simple Summary Chronic inflammation, as observed in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients, damages the intestinal mucosa. We reasoned that if a subset of intestinal epithelial cells adapt to this inflammatory stress to survive, this… read more here.
Keywords: inflammation; cells adapt; chronic inflammation; partial genetic ... See more keywords