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BRCA1 testing with definitive results: a prospective study of psychological distress in a large clinic-based sample.

Familial cancer - 1 Jan 2004

Reichelt Jon G, Heimdal Ketil, Møller Pål, Dahl Alv A

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AIM: To examine the short-term psychological impact of receiving definite results concerning BRCA1 mutation status in a clinical setting. METHODS: A test was offered for consecutive sample of 395 women from 53 families with demonstrated BRCA1 mutations. The sample included 50 women with a personal history of cancer, and 345 women without. Of the 287 women who chose to be tested and participated in the study, 79%...

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PMID: 15131402
DOI: 10.1023/B:FAME.0000026820.32469.4a

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