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Understanding of BRCA1/2 genetic tests results: the importance of objective and subjective numeracy.

Psycho-oncology - 1 Oct 2014

Hanoch Yaniv, Miron-Shatz Talya, Rolison Jonathan J, Ozanne Elissa

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BACKGROUND: The majority of women (71%) who undergo BRCA1/2 testing-designed to identify genetic mutations associated with increased risk of cancer-receive results that are termed 'ambiguous' or 'uninformative negative'. How women interpret these results and the association with numerical ability...

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PMID: 24733657
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3537

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