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More appreciation of life or regretting the test? Experiences of living as a mutation carrier of Huntington's disease.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Feb 2011

Hagberg Anette, Bui The-Hung, Winnberg Elisabeth

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Little is known about how the knowledge of being a mutation carrier for Huntington's disease (HD) influences lives, emotionally and socially. In this qualitative study 10 interviews were conducted to explore the long term (>5 years) experiences of being a mutation carrier. The results showed a broad variety of both positive and negative impact on the carriers' lives. The most prominent positive changes reported...

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PMID: 20878217
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9329-6

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