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Parents' responses to disclosure of genetic test results of their children.
American journal of medical genetics - 2 Oct 2000
Grosfeld F J, Beemer F A, Lips C J, Hendriks K S, ten Kroode H F
Abstract excerpt
The psychological reactions of 22 parental couples and 3 single parents were investigated after disclosure of genetic test results of their children. The children were tested for the early-onset, monogenetic cancer disorder multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. Participants came from 13 different families and were aged between 28 and 47 years. Parents who were informed that their child was a gene carrier reacted...
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