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Direct contact in inviting high-risk members of hereditary colon cancer families to genetic counselling and DNA testing

14 Jul 2007

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BACKGROUND: Identification of hereditary predisposition to cancer has limited significance if not followed by efficient cancer prevention in the family. Probands are traditionally left to inform their relatives about the increased risk, but distant relatives may remain uninformed. An approach to contacting directly at-risk persons assumed to be unaware of their increased cancer risk was taken. With cancer...

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PMID: 17630403
DOI: 10.1136/jmg.2007.051581

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