diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/dto/response-dto.ts
index 49165b76..1b9b9023 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { BioProductCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleBioProduct } from 'src/domain'
+import { exampleBioProduct } from 'src/domain'
 import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ export class BioProductResponseDto extends BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
   @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/routes.ts
index a6b51ce2..faa7d061 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/bio-product/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { BioProductSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { BioProductResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  BioProductResponseDto,
+  BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const bioProductRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const bioProductRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: BioProductResponseDto,
+    serialize: BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: BioProductResponseDto,
+          type: BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const bioProductRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: BioProductResponseDto,
+    serialize: BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: BioProductResponseDto,
+          type: BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const bioProductRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: BioProductResponseDto,
+    serialize: BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: BioProductResponseDto,
+          type: BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/dto/response-dto.ts
index 2278d4a5..fd8a4bbf 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { IsArray, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { BranchCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleBranch } from 'src/domain'
+import { exampleBranch } from 'src/domain'
 
 export class BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@ export class BranchResponseDto extends BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
   @ApiProperty({
     ...exampleBranch.sampleOrigins,
-    type: () =>
-      class OmittedBranchResponseDto extends OmitType(BranchResponseDto, [
-        'sampleOrigins',
-      ]) {},
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
   })
   @IsArray()
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  sampleOrigins?: (Branch | null)[]
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  sampleOrigins?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto[]
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/routes.ts
index 6dc91df0..0a26e2e0 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/branch/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { BranchSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  BranchResponseDto,
+  BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const branchRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const branchRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: BranchResponseDto,
+    serialize: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: BranchResponseDto,
+          type: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const branchRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: BranchResponseDto,
+    serialize: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: BranchResponseDto,
+          type: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const branchRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: BranchResponseDto,
+    serialize: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: BranchResponseDto,
+          type: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/dto/response-dto.ts
index 8af5f709..75137a43 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { DiagnosisCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleDiagnosis } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleDiagnosis } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class DiagnosisResponseDto extends DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleDiagnosis.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleDiagnosis.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/routes.ts
index 1ded5e86..2a327219 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/diagnosis/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { DiagnosisSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { DiagnosisResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  DiagnosisResponseDto,
+  DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const diagnosisRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const diagnosisRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: DiagnosisResponseDto,
+    serialize: DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: DiagnosisResponseDto,
+          type: DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const diagnosisRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: DiagnosisResponseDto,
+    serialize: DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: DiagnosisResponseDto,
+          type: DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const diagnosisRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: DiagnosisResponseDto,
+    serialize: DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: DiagnosisResponseDto,
+          type: DiagnosisUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/dto/response-dto.ts
index 940f999e..7ac1864b 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { DoctorCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleDoctor } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleDoctor } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class DoctorResponseDto extends DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleDoctor.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleDoctor.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/routes.ts
index 15acb445..43657f97 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/doctor/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { DoctorSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { DoctorResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  DoctorResponseDto,
+  DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const doctorRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const doctorRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: DoctorResponseDto,
+    serialize: DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: DoctorResponseDto,
+          type: DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const doctorRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: DoctorResponseDto,
+    serialize: DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: DoctorResponseDto,
+          type: DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const doctorRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: DoctorResponseDto,
+    serialize: DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: DoctorResponseDto,
+          type: DoctorUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/dto/response-dto.ts
index c6255634..55061131 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { InstrumentCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleInstrument } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleInstrument } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class InstrumentResponseDto extends InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleInstrument.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleInstrument.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/routes.ts
index 9f60f015..fb700a53 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/instrument/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { InstrumentSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { InstrumentResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  InstrumentResponseDto,
+  InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const instrumentRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const instrumentRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: InstrumentResponseDto,
+    serialize: InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: InstrumentResponseDto,
+          type: InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const instrumentRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: InstrumentResponseDto,
+    serialize: InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: InstrumentResponseDto,
+          type: InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const instrumentRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: InstrumentResponseDto,
+    serialize: InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: InstrumentResponseDto,
+          type: InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/dto/response-dto.ts
index 4857ea49..065d8c1b 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { PatientTypeCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, examplePatientType } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { examplePatientType } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class PatientTypeResponseDto extends PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...examplePatientType.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...examplePatientType.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/routes.ts
index 9548bb1b..e9e73823 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient-type/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { PatientTypeSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { PatientTypeResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  PatientTypeResponseDto,
+  PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const patientTypeRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const patientTypeRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: PatientTypeResponseDto,
+    serialize: PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PatientTypeResponseDto,
+          type: PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const patientTypeRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: PatientTypeResponseDto,
+    serialize: PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PatientTypeResponseDto,
+          type: PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const patientTypeRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: PatientTypeResponseDto,
+    serialize: PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PatientTypeResponseDto,
+          type: PatientTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/dto/response-dto.ts
index ff4749c0..5f90443f 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { PatientCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, examplePatient } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { examplePatient } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class PatientResponseDto extends PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...examplePatient.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...examplePatient.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/routes.ts
index b7f2d6ea..b9cda4e5 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/patient/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { PatientSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { PatientResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  PatientResponseDto,
+  PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const patientRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const patientRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: PatientResponseDto,
+    serialize: PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PatientResponseDto,
+          type: PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const patientRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: PatientResponseDto,
+    serialize: PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PatientResponseDto,
+          type: PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const patientRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: PatientResponseDto,
+    serialize: PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PatientResponseDto,
+          type: PatientUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/dto/response-dto.ts
index df22da43..1a16eba7 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { PrintFormCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, examplePrintForm } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { examplePrintForm } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class PrintFormResponseDto extends PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...examplePrintForm.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...examplePrintForm.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/routes.ts
index d1cdbfe5..769afa15 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/print-form/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { PrintFormSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { PrintFormResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  PrintFormResponseDto,
+  PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const printFormRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const printFormRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: PrintFormResponseDto,
+    serialize: PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PrintFormResponseDto,
+          type: PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const printFormRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: PrintFormResponseDto,
+    serialize: PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PrintFormResponseDto,
+          type: PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const printFormRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: PrintFormResponseDto,
+    serialize: PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: PrintFormResponseDto,
+          type: PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/dto/response-dto.ts
index 632965d1..3a1d775b 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { IsArray, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { RoleCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleRole } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleRole } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class RoleResponseDto extends RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleRole.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleRole.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/routes.ts
index c9bebab4..5ec22ad9 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/role/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { RoleSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { RoleResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import { RoleResponseDto, RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const roleRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ export const roleRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: RoleResponseDto,
+    serialize: RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: RoleResponseDto,
+          type: RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export const roleRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: RoleResponseDto,
+    serialize: RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: RoleResponseDto,
+          type: RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ export const roleRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: RoleResponseDto,
+    serialize: RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: RoleResponseDto,
+          type: RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/dto/response-dto.ts
index bca41d01..0541da38 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { SampleTypeCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleSampleType } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleSampleType } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class SampleTypeResponseDto extends SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleSampleType.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleSampleType.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/routes.ts
index b24771cf..4409b3f4 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/sample-type/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { SampleTypeSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { SampleTypeResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  SampleTypeResponseDto,
+  SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const sampleTypeRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const sampleTypeRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: SampleTypeResponseDto,
+    serialize: SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: SampleTypeResponseDto,
+          type: SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const sampleTypeRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: SampleTypeResponseDto,
+    serialize: SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: SampleTypeResponseDto,
+          type: SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const sampleTypeRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: SampleTypeResponseDto,
+    serialize: SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: SampleTypeResponseDto,
+          type: SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/dto/response-dto.ts
index 2d3e8a9f..71b49cc8 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { TestCategoryCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, exampleTestCategory } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleTestCategory } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ export class TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class TestCategoryResponseDto extends TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTestCategory.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTestCategory.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/routes.ts
index 2f8b09ea..38af69b4 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-category/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { TestCategorySearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { TestCategoryResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  TestCategoryResponseDto,
+  TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const testCategoryRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const testCategoryRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: TestCategoryResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestCategoryResponseDto,
+          type: TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const testCategoryRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: TestCategoryResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestCategoryResponseDto,
+          type: TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const testCategoryRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: TestCategoryResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestCategoryResponseDto,
+          type: TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/dto/response-dto.ts
index a790ea67..d827d3e0 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { IsArray, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { TestComboCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, Test, exampleTestCombo } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
-import { TestResponseDto } from '../../test/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleTestCombo } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { TestUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../test/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -17,16 +17,19 @@ export class TestComboResponseDto extends TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
   @ApiProperty({
     ...exampleTestCombo.tests,
-    type: () => TestResponseDto,
+    type: () => TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
   })
   @IsArray()
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => TestResponseDto)
-  tests?: TestResponseDto[]
+  @Type(() => TestUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  tests?: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto[]
 
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTestCombo.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTestCombo.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/routes.ts
index a26f62d3..07aef95f 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-combo/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { TestComboSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { TestComboResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  TestComboResponseDto,
+  TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const testComboRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const testComboRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: TestComboResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestComboResponseDto,
+          type: TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const testComboRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: TestComboResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestComboResponseDto,
+          type: TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const testComboRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: TestComboResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestComboResponseDto,
+          type: TestComboUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/dto/response-dto.ts
index baff72c3..7e459fae 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { TestElementCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
 import { exampleTestElement } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
-import { TestResponseDto } from '../../test/dto/response-dto'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { TestUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../test/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -15,14 +15,20 @@ export class TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class TestElementResponseDto extends TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTestElement.test, type: () => TestResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTestElement.test,
+    type: () => TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => TestResponseDto)
-  test?: TestResponseDto
+  @Type(() => TestUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  test?: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto
 
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTestElement.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTestElement.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: BranchResponseDto
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/routes.ts
index 0fb25880..5f60bc41 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test-element/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { TestElementSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { TestElementResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import {
+  TestElementResponseDto,
+  TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+} from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const testElementRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +24,11 @@ export const testElementRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: TestElementResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestElementResponseDto,
+          type: TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +38,11 @@ export const testElementRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: TestElementResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestElementResponseDto,
+          type: TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +64,11 @@ export const testElementRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: TestElementResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestElementResponseDto,
+          type: TestElementUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/dto/response-dto.ts
index ea37626f..3ec5ce52 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,21 +4,13 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { TestCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import {
-  BioProduct,
-  Branch,
-  Instrument,
-  PrintForm,
-  SampleType,
-  TestCategory,
-  exampleTest,
-} from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
-import { BioProductResponseDto } from '../../bio-product/dto/response-dto'
-import { InstrumentResponseDto } from '../../instrument/dto/response-dto'
-import { SampleTypeResponseDto } from '../../sample-type/dto/response-dto'
-import { TestCategoryResponseDto } from '../../test-category/dto/response-dto'
-import { PrintFormResponseDto } from '../../print-form/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleTest } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../bio-product/dto/response-dto'
+import { InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../instrument/dto/response-dto'
+import { SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../sample-type/dto/response-dto'
+import { TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../test-category/dto/response-dto'
+import { PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../print-form/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class TestUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
@@ -27,41 +19,56 @@ export class TestUnpopulatedResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
 
 export class TestResponseDto extends TestUnpopulatedResponseDto {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTest.bioProduct, type: () => BioProductResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTest.bioProduct,
+    type: () => BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BioProductResponseDto)
-  bioProduct?: BioProduct
+  @Type(() => BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  bioProduct?: BioProductUnpopulatedResponseDto
 
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTest.instrument, type: () => InstrumentResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTest.instrument,
+    type: () => InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => InstrumentResponseDto)
-  instrument?: Instrument
+  @Type(() => InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  instrument?: InstrumentUnpopulatedResponseDto
 
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTest.sampleType, type: () => SampleTypeResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTest.sampleType,
+    type: () => SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => SampleTypeResponseDto)
-  sampleType?: SampleType
+  @Type(() => SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  sampleType?: SampleTypeUnpopulatedResponseDto
 
   @Expose()
   @ApiProperty({
     ...exampleTest.testCategory,
-    type: () => TestCategoryResponseDto,
+    type: () => TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto,
   })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => TestCategoryResponseDto)
-  testCategory?: TestCategory
+  @Type(() => TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  testCategory?: TestCategoryUnpopulatedResponseDto
 
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTest.printForm, type: () => PrintFormResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTest.printForm,
+    type: () => PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => PrintFormResponseDto)
-  printForm?: PrintForm
+  @Type(() => PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  printForm?: PrintFormUnpopulatedResponseDto
 
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleTest.branch, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleTest.branch,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branch?: Branch
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branch?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto
 }
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/routes.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/routes.ts
index 9177a18a..620326e0 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/test/routes.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { HttpStatus, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common'
 import { CustomHttpRouteOptions } from '@diut/nest-core'
 
 import { TestSearchResponseDto } from './dto/search.response-dto'
-import { TestResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
+import { TestResponseDto, TestUnpopulatedResponseDto } from './dto/response-dto'
 
 export const testRoutes = {
   search: {
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ export const testRoutes = {
 
   create: {
     method: RequestMethod.POST,
-    serialize: TestResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestResponseDto,
+          type: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
           status: HttpStatus.CREATED,
         },
       ],
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ export const testRoutes = {
   updateById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.PATCH,
-    serialize: TestResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestResponseDto,
+          type: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ export const testRoutes = {
   deleteById: {
     path: ':id',
     method: RequestMethod.DELETE,
-    serialize: TestResponseDto,
+    serialize: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
     openApi: {
       responses: [
         {
-          type: TestResponseDto,
+          type: TestUnpopulatedResponseDto,
         },
       ],
     },
diff --git a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/user/dto/response-dto.ts b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/user/dto/response-dto.ts
index a5d0ddab..a0d15abf 100644
--- a/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/user/dto/response-dto.ts
+++ b/apps/hcdc-access-service/src/presentation/http/v1/user/dto/response-dto.ts
@@ -4,25 +4,28 @@ import { Expose, Type } from 'class-transformer'
 import { IsArray, ValidateNested } from 'class-validator'
 
 import { UserCreateRequestDto } from './create.request-dto'
-import { Branch, Role, exampleUser } from 'src/domain'
-import { BranchResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
-import { RoleResponseDto } from '../../role/dto/response-dto'
+import { exampleUser } from 'src/domain'
+import { BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../branch/dto/response-dto'
+import { RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto } from '../../role/dto/response-dto'
 
 export class UserResponseDto extends IntersectionType(
   BaseResourceResponseDto,
   OmitType(UserCreateRequestDto, ['password']),
 ) {
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleUser.branches, type: () => BranchResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({
+    ...exampleUser.branches,
+    type: () => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto,
+  })
   @IsArray()
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => BranchResponseDto)
-  branches?: (Branch | null)[]
+  @Type(() => BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  branches?: BranchUnpopulatedResponseDto[]
 
   @Expose()
-  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleUser.roles, type: () => RoleResponseDto })
+  @ApiProperty({ ...exampleUser.roles, type: () => RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto })
   @IsArray()
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
-  @Type(() => RoleResponseDto)
-  roles?: (Role | null)[]
+  @Type(() => RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto)
+  roles?: RoleUnpopulatedResponseDto[]
 }
diff --git a/libs/nest-core/src/transport/http/dtos/paginated-response.ts b/libs/nest-core/src/transport/http/dtos/paginated-response.ts
index a3335755..e009f891 100644
--- a/libs/nest-core/src/transport/http/dtos/paginated-response.ts
+++ b/libs/nest-core/src/transport/http/dtos/paginated-response.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function PaginatedResponse<ItemType extends ClassConstructor<unknown>>(
       isArray: true,
     })
     @Type(() => ItemClass)
-    items: ItemType[]
+    items: (typeof ItemClass)[]
   }
 
   return PaginationDtoClass