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A gift or a yoke? Women's and men's responses to genetic risk information from BRCA1 and BRCA2 testing.

Clinical genetics - 1 Dec 2006

d'Agincourt-Canning L

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This qualitative study explored the impact of genetic risk information from BRCA1/2 testing on individuals' subjective understandings of self and self-identity. In-depth interviews were conducted with 39 participants (34 women and 5 men) who had received test results from BRCA1/2 testing. Themes emerging from qualitative data analysis revealed that participants linked their positive results to becoming more aware...

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PMID: 17100990
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2006.00720.x

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