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A cost-effectiveness model of genetic testing for the evaluation of families with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Apr 2012
Ingles Jodie, McGaughran Julie, Scuffham Paul A, Atherton John, Semsarian Christopher
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BACKGROUND: Traditional management of families with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) involves periodic lifetime clinical screening of family members, an approach that does not identify all gene carriers owing to incomplete penetrance and significant clinical heterogeneity. Limitations in availability and cost have meant genetic testing is not part of routine clinical management for many HCM families. OBJECTIVE:...
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