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Attitudes towards prenatal testing and termination of pregnancy in British Pakistani parents and relatives of children with recessive conditions in the UK.

Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Oct 2012

Ahmed S, Ahmed M, Sharif S M, Sheridan E, Taylor G R

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OBJECTIVE: To compare British Pakistani parents' and their relatives' attitudes to prenatal testing (PND) and termination of pregnancy (TOP) for a range of conditions. METHOD: A total of 222 British Pakistani participants: 117 parents of children with a child with a genetic condition (52 fathers and 65 mothers) and 103 of their relatives (51 males and 52 females) completed a structured questionnaire about their...

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PMID: 22806755
DOI: 10.1002/pd.3940

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