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Genetic counseling and cardiac care in predictively tested hypertrophic cardiomyopathy mutation carriers: the patients' perspective.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Jul 2009
Christiaans Imke, van Langen Irene M, Birnie Erwin, Bonsel Gouke J, Wilde Arthur A M, Smets Ellen M A
Abstract excerpt
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common hereditary heart disease associated with sudden cardiac death. Predictive genetic counseling and testing are performed using adapted Huntington guidelines, that is, psychosocial care and time for reflection are not obligatory and the test result can be disclosed by telephone or mail. Proven mutation carriers detected by predictive DNA testing are advised to undergo...
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