[Predictive diagnostics in chorea huntington: psychotherapeutic implications for counselling].

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The progress in molecular genetic research leads to an increased availability of predictive diagnosis of inherited diseases. However, the prediction of an incurable illness is inevitably related with severe psychic conflicts. Based on the relevant literature, the psychological implications of predictive diagnostics are outlined, and counselling strategies for persons vulnerable for an inherited disease are...

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