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Fertility intentions following testing for a BRCA1 gene mutation.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 May 2004
Smith Ken R, Ellington Lee, Chan Anna Y, Croyle Robert T, Botkin Jeffrey R
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OBJECTIVE: To test whether fertility intentions differed among persons who tested positive, tested negative, or did not know their genetic status for a mutation of the BRCA1 gene. METHOD: Participants were members of a large Utah-based kindred with an identified mutation at the BRCA1 locus. Participants received genetic counseling prior to testing and were interviewed at baseline before testing and at three...
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