Genetics Patients‘ Perspectives on Clinical Genomic Testing

doi:10.2217/pme.13.32

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Genetics Patients‘ Perspectives on Clinical Genomic Testing

1 Jun 2013

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AIMS: Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies make it possible to envisage multiple contexts in which genomic tools might be used to enhance patient care. We describe how genetics patients and their caregivers view the promises and perils of clinical genomic testing. PATIENTS & METHODS: Fifty-one interviews with patients and parents of pediatric patients seeking genetic evaluation at an academic...

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