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Explanations of risk in families without identified mutations for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.

Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - 1 Jun 2010

Ersig Anne L, Ayres Lioness, Hadley Donald W, Koehly Laura M

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PURPOSE: Genetic testing for hereditary forms of cancer does not always identify a causative mutation. Little is known about personal or family response to these indeterminate results when a hereditary form of cancer is suspected. This study explored thoughts about and responses to risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) when a family member has received indeterminate genetic test results....

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PMID: 20618598
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2010.01342.x
PMCID: PMC3032942

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