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Lynch Syndrome Limbo: Patient Understanding of Variants of Uncertain Significance

26 Jan 2017

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Providers and patients encounter challenges related to the management of Variants of Unknown Significance (VUS). A VUS introduces new counseling dilemmas for the understanding and psychosocial impact of uncertain genetic test results. This descriptive study uses Mishel's theory of uncertainty in illness to explore the experience of individuals who have received a VUS as part of the genetic testing process....

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PMID: 28127677
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0066-y

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