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"My funky genetics": BRCA1/2 mutation carriers' understanding of genetic inheritance and reproductive merger in the context of new reprogenetic technologies.
Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare - 1 Jun 2012
Werner-Lin Allison, Rubin Lisa R, Doyle Maya, Stern Rikki, Savin Katie, Hurley Karen, Sagi Michal
Abstract excerpt
Deleterious mutations in the BRCA1/BRCA2 genes elevate lifetime risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Each child of a mutation-positive parent has a 50% chance of inheriting it. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) permits prospective parents to avoid the birth of a BRCA-mutation-positive child, introducing predictability into a process historically defined by chance. This investigation explored how BRCA1/2...
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