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Reproductive decision-making in young female carriers of a BRCA mutation.

Human reproduction (Oxford, England) - 1 Apr 2013

Donnelly L S, Watson M, Moynihan C, Bancroft E, Evans D G R, Eeles R, Lavery S, Ormondroyd E

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STUDY QUESTION: How do young women, who were identified as carrying a BRCA gene mutation before they had children, approach reproductive decision-making and what are their attitudes towards reproductive genetic testing? SUMMARY ANSWER: Reproductive decision-making within the context of cancer risk is complex and influenced by personal experiences of cancer. Younger women were not concerned with reproductive...

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PMID: 23293217
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des441

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