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ArticleJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand2026

Genomics and Discrimination in New Zealand Health and Life Insurance.

Andrew N Shelling, Harry G Fraser, Kimberley Gamet, Fay Sowerby

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Article in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andrew N ShellingCentre for Cancer Research/ /Te Aka Mātauranga Matepukupuku, and Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Reproductive Sciences Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland Auckland New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5300-1934
Harry G FraserGenetic Health Service New Zealand - Northern Hub Auckland City Hospital Auckland New Zealand.
Kimberley GametGenetic Health Service New Zealand - Northern Hub Auckland City Hospital Auckland New Zealand.
Fay SowerbyBreast Cancer Cure Breast Cancer Aotearoa Coalition Auckland New Zealand.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of genomics offers substantial benefits to society by revolutionising approaches to healthcare and personalised medicine. It enables early detection of genetic predispositions to various diseases, allowing for proactive and tailored treatment plans, access to clinical trials, and improved health outcomes. Additionally, genomic testing plays an important role in focusing research activity by advancing our understanding and knowledge of molecular contributions to diseases and driving innovation in medical science. 'Genetic testing' is sometimes used interchangeably with 'genomic testing' but they have different meanings. Genetic testing examines the functioning and composition of single genes. Genomic testing can be defined as a more complex test that analyses or provides interpretation of information about a single gene or genes, RNA, or chromosomes, with the addition of other types of molecular testing. The use of the term 'genomic testing' is future proofing our use of this type of information, as we are moving from a single gene test (genetic testing) towards more complex and nuanced methods (genomic testing).

Indexed as

bioinformaticscomputational biologyepigeneticsfunctional genomicsgenetics

Identifiers

PMID41889485
PMCPMC13014783

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