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Attitudes toward the genetic testing of children among adults in a Utah-based kindred tested for a BRCA1 mutation.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 May 2000
Hamann H A, Croyle R T, Venne V L, Baty B J, Smith K R, Botkin J R
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Advances in molecular biology and genetics have led to the identification of the breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, along with tests to detect mutations in these genes. Although the appropriateness of BRCA1/2 genetic testing for children has been debated in the literature, little is known about the attitudes of individuals who have undergone cancer susceptibility testing. The present...
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