Will genetic testing for predisposition for disease result in fatalism? A qualitative study of parents responses to neonatal screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia.

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OBJECTIVE: to describe parents' perceptions of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), an inherited predisposition to heart disease, following population-based neonatal screening. DESIGN: a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews with the parents of 24 children who had received a positive screening test result informing them that their child was at-risk for having FH. RESULTS: responses to screening...

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