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What patients and their relatives think about testing for BMPR2.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Oct 2008
Jones Diana L, Sandberg Joanne C, Rosenthal Mary J, Saunders Robert C, Hannig Vickie L, Clayton Ellen W
Abstract excerpt
Clinical genetic testing is available for mutations in BMPR2 associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The aim of this study is to assess attitudes of individuals affected by or at risk for PAH regarding genetic testing. Structured telephone interviews were conducted with 119 individuals affected by or at risk for PAH recruited from pulmonary hypertension clinic at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt familial PAH...
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