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Predictive DNA-testing for Huntington's disease and reproductive decision making: a European collaborative study.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Mar 2002
Evers-Kiebooms Gerry, Nys Kurt, Harper Peter, Zoeteweij Moniek, Dürr Alexandra, Jacopini Gioia, Yapijakis Christos, Simpson Sheila
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This European collaborative study addresses the question whether a predictive test result for Huntington's disease (HD) has an effect on subsequent reproduction by comparing carriers and non-carriers of the Huntington mutation. A unique characteristic of this study is that this evaluation is done in persons at reproductive age who had a predictive test after the identification of the Huntington gene and who were...
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