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The role of disease perceptions and results sharing in psychological adaptation after genetic susceptibility testing: the REVEAL Study.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Dec 2010
Ashida Sato, Koehly Laura M, Roberts J Scott, Chen Clara A, Hiraki Susan, Green Robert C
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This study evaluates the extent to which psychological adaptation (validated measures of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and test-specific distress) after genetic susceptibility testing is influenced by changes in beliefs about Alzheimer's disease (AD) and sharing of test results with others. Adult children of AD patients (N=269) from a randomized clinical trial involving genetic testing for apolipoprotein E (APOE)...
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