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Childhood genetic testing for familial cancer: should adoption make a difference?

Familial cancer - 1 Mar 2010

Newson Ainsley J, Leonard Samantha J

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Professional guidelines and practice in clinical genetics generally counsel against predictive genetic testing in childhood. A genetic test should not be performed in a child who is too young to choose it for himself unless that test is diagnostic, will lead to an intervention to prevent illness,...

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PMID: 19554476
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-009-9262-8

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