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Life and health insurance behaviour of individuals having undergone a predictive genetic testing programme for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer.

Community genetics - 1 Jan 2001

Aktan-Collan Katja, Haukkala Ari, Kaariainen Helena

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OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: We describe the insurance behaviour of subjects (n=271) who had previously taken a predictive genetic test for hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC); 31% of them were mutation positive, indicating a high risk of cancer. One year after testing, subjects were sent a questionnaire including questions about their present life and health insurance before participation in the study,...

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PMID: 12751485
DOI: 10.1159/000064196

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