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Attitudes and knowledge about presymptomatic genetic testing among individuals at high risk for familial, early-onset Alzheimer's disease.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2003
Marcheco B, Bertoli A M, Rojas I, Heredero L
Abstract excerpt
The study was conducted in a large Cuban family with early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease (AD). Fifty-six first-degree relatives of familial cases with AD were interviewed concerning their clinical and genetic knowledge about AD and their attitudes toward the possible use of presymptomatic genetic testing of AD. The individuals had only limited knowledge about their personal risk of developing AD. All 56...
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