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DNA testing and donor conception: New leaflets to support informed choices
by Professor Lucy Frith
Lucy Frith, professor of bioethics and health research at the University of Manchester and lead of the ConnecteDNA project, discusses the new information leaflets they have produced designed to help donors, donor-conceived people and families navigate the growing impact of online DNA testing on donor conception...