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Pediatric Predispositional Genetic Risk Communication: Potential Utility for Prevention and Control of Melanoma Risk as an Exemplar.

Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Oct 2017

Wu Yelena P, Mays Darren, Kohlmann Wendy, Tercyak Kenneth P

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Predispositional genetic testing among minor children is intensely debated due to the potential benefits and harms of providing this type of genetic information to children and their families. Existing guidelines on pediatric genetic testing state that predispositional testing could be appropriate for minors if preventive services exist that mitigate children's risk for or severity of the health condition in...

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PMID: 28547663
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-017-0105-8
PMCID: PMC5702278

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