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Psychological impact of news of genetic risk for Huntington disease.

American journal of medical genetics - 15 Oct 2001

Horowitz M J, Field N P, Zanko A, Donnelly E F, Epstein C, Longo F

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A one-year longitudinal study was conducted investigating the psychological effects of the news of genetic testing for the Huntington disease (HD) gene. Participants were assessed at baseline (before obtaining news of test results) and at three, six, and 12 months after test results on stress-specific symptom measures. Among carriers of the HD gene, a considerable number (55%) showed evidence of neurological...

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PMID: 11745989
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1538.abs

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