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Psychologic distress after disclosure of genetic test results regarding hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma
24 May 2004
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BACKGROUND: To the authors' knowledge, there have been few studies of the psychologic distress after disclosure of genetic test results for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma (HNPCC). The objectives of this study were to identify the prevalence rates and predictors of psychologic distress and to evaluate the feelings of guilt after disclosure of the test results in Japanese probands and unaffected...
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