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Informing family members about a hereditary predisposition to cancer: attitudes and practices among clinical geneticists.
Journal of medical ethics - 1 Jul 2010
Stol Yrrah H, Menko Fred H, Westerman Marjan J, Janssens Rien M J P A
Abstract excerpt
If a hereditary predisposition to colorectal cancer or breast cancer is diagnosed, most guidelines state that clinical geneticists should request index patients to inform their at-risk relatives about the existence of this condition in their family, thus enabling them to consider presymptomatic genetic testing. Those identified as mutation carriers can undertake strategies to reduce their risk of developing the...
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