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Family communication about genetic risk: the little that is known.

Community genetics - 1 Jan 2004

Wilson Brenda J, Forrest Karen, van Teijlingen Edwin R, McKee Lorna, Haites Neva, Matthews Eric, Simpson Sheila A

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Although family communication is important in clinical genetics only a small number of studies have specifically explored the passing on of genetic knowledge to family members. In addition, many of these present exploratory or tentative findings based upon small sample sizes, or data collected on...

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PMID: 15475667
DOI: 10.1159/000080300

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