Incorporating medical interventions into carrier probability estimation for genetic counseling.

doi:10.1186/1471-2350-8-13

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Incorporating medical interventions into carrier probability estimation for genetic counseling.

BMC medical genetics - 22 Mar 2007

Katki Hormuzd A

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BACKGROUND: Mendelian models for predicting who may carry an inherited deleterious mutation of known disease genes based on family history are used in a variety of clinical and research activities. People presenting for genetic counseling are increasingly reporting risk-reducing medical interventions in their family histories because, recently, a slew of prophylactic interventions have become available for...

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PMID: 17378937
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-8-13
PMCID: PMC1847675

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