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Attitudes about and psychosocial outcomes of HFE genotyping for hemochromatosis.
Genetic testing - 1 Jan 2004
Hicken Bret L, Calhoun David A, Barton James C, Tucker Diane C
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We examined attitudes regarding genetic testing and psychosocial outcomes of HFE genotyping for hemochromatosis. A total of 87 persons with hemochromatosis (patients) (39 women, 48 men), who underwent HFE genotyping, and 50 persons with hypertension (controls) (22 women, 28 men), who had not undergone HFE genotyping, completed a structured interview in which they reported attitudes about benefits and...
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