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Mental health and quality of life after genetic testing for Huntington disease: a long-term effect study in Germany.

American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 15 Aug 2008

Licklederer Claudia, Wolff Gerhard, Barth Jürgen

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Predictive genetic testing for Huntington disease (HD) might cause severe short-term psychological reactions in patients with poor mental health. Very few studies exist on the long-term effects of genetic HD testing. The aim of this study was to assess mental health and quality of life in persons who were tested for HD mutation, to compare mental health depending on the result of the genetic test (non-carriers,...

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PMID: 18627060
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32423

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