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Impact of Genetic Counseling and Testing on Altruistic Motivations to Test for BRCA1/2: a Longitudinal Study.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2016

Garg Rahul, Vogelgesang Joseph, Kelly Kimberly

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Despite the importance of altruism in an individual's participation in genetic counseling and testing, little research has explored the change in altruistic motivations to test over time. This study analyzed altruistic motivations to test and change in altruistic motivations after genetic counseling and testing among individuals (N = 120) at elevated risk for BRCA1/2 mutations. The perceived benefits of genetic...

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PMID: 26578231
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-015-9911-z
PMCID: PMC4870135

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