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High-risk individuals' perceptions of reproductive genetic testing for CDH1 mutations.
Familial cancer - 1 Oct 2017
Hallowell Nina, Badger Shirlene, Richardson Sue, Caldas Carlos, Hardwick Richard H, Fitzgerald Rebecca C, Lawton Julia
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive genetic testing- PreNatal Diagnosis (PND) and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD)-for CDH1 mutations associated with Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC)is available in the UK. This qualitative interview study examined high-risk individuals' (n = 35) views of CDH1 reproductive genetic testing. Interviewees generally regarded reproductive genetic testing as an acceptable form of HDGC risk...
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