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One approach would be to replace the self-reported paternal ID with a phantom or ‘dummy’ ID. The study should ensure that the paternal ‘dummy’ ID is unique, but indistinguishable from other IDs (the ID cannot be linked with any phenotype data, but the format of the ID should not reveal it as a ‘dummy’ ID).
