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Identification of patients at high risk of psychological distress after BRCA1 genetic testing.
Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers - 1 Jun 2009
Ertmański Sławomir, Metcalfe Kelly, Trempała Janusz, Głowacka Maria Danuta, Lubiński Jan, Narod Steven A, Gronwald Jacek
Abstract excerpt
To predict which women might suffer from abnormally high levels of anxiety and depression after receiving a positive genetic BRCA1 test result, series of pregenetic testing and postgenetic testing psychological measurements were performed. Of 3524 women who returned the psychological test sheets before receiving their genetic test result, 111 women were found to carry a BRCA1 mutation. We found that overall,...
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