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Better the devil you know? High-risk individuals' anticipated psychological responses to genetic testing for melanoma susceptibility.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Dec 2006

Kasparian Nadine A, Meiser Bettina, Butow Phyllis N, Job R F Soames, Mann Graham J

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PURPOSE: The psychological consequences of genetic testing for mutations among individuals at increased risk of developing melanoma remain unexamined. The present study aimed to explore anticipated emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and familial responses to hypothetical genetic testing for melanoma susceptibility. METHODS: Forty semi-structured interviews were undertaken with affected (n=20) and unaffected (n=20)...

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PMID: 17103321
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-006-9038-3

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