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Communication and technology in genetic counseling for familial cancer.
Clinical genetics - 1 Mar 2014
Lynch H T, Snyder C, Stacey M, Olson B, Peterson S K, Buxbaum S, Shaw T, Lynch P M
Abstract excerpt
When a cancer predisposing germline mutation is detected in an index case, the presence of the underlying syndrome is confirmed and the potential for predictive testing of at-risk relatives is established. However, the reporting of a positive family history does not routinely lead to communication of information about risk to close, much less distant relatives. This review summarizes information technology...
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