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Attitudes toward genetic testing for thrombophilia in asymptomatic members of a large family with heritable protein C deficiency.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Nov 2005
van Korlaar I M, Vossen C Y, Rosendaal F R, Bovill E G, Naud S, Cameron L D, Kaptein A A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Little research has been performed regarding the psychological consequences of knowing that one is at an increased risk for venous thrombosis. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore attitudes toward genetic testing for protein C deficiency. METHODS: Questionnaires about genetic testing attitudes, dispositional anxiety, risk perception, and thrombosis-related worry were completed by 168...
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