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+This repository is maintained by the GA4GH Categorical Variation Working Group.  We are actively developing Cat-VRS, so much of the information contained herein is in an early state of development and should be treated as tentative and liable to change.
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+As such, the contents of this repository represents a very early draft version of Cat-VRS. First, this means that the schemas contained herein are not yet an officially-released version of the specification.  Second, this means that the spec is expected to undergo frequent and potentially breaking updates until a more stable trial version is released.  Caveat emptor.
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