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        "Assist in engineering harmful mutations in pathogens.",
        "Use genetic variation to rank people."
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        "Genetics has been misused to justify discrimination."
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        "Relatives",
        "Research participants"
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                    "text": "What is the HGVS description, on which reference sequence?",
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                    "text": "Which gene is affected?",
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                    "text": "How is it classified, by which lab or database?",
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                    "text": "Has the classification changed?",
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        "id": "origin",
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                    "text": "How did it arise?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is it inherited?",
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            "id": "frequency",
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                    "text": "How common is it in populations, according to gnomAD or similar?",
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                    "text": "Which populations?",
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                "id": "privacy-finding",
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                  {
                    "text": "Is genetic data being shared lawfully?",
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                  {
                    "text": "Who else might be affected, such as relatives?",
                    "kind": "boundary"
                  }
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    "Should variants be instances with HGVS and ClinVar ids?",
    "How should classification changes over time be recorded?",
    "How should agents direct people to genetic counselling?"
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