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Comparison of genotypic and phenotypic strategies for population screening in hemochromatosis: assessment of anxiety, depression, and perception of health.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Oct 2005
Patch Christine, Roderick Paul, Rosenberg William
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PURPOSE: Hemochromatosis is a treatable disorder with a major genetic predisposition. It provides an example in which genotypic and phenotypic strategies for screening may be compared. We previously showed noninferiority of uptake of a genotypic population screening strategy for hemochromatosis compared with a phenotypic strategy. In this article we present the psychologic effects of each strategy. METHODS: A...
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