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Patient experience and utility of genetic information: a cross-sectional study among patients tested for cancer susceptibility and thrombophilia.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Apr 2018
D'Andrea Elvira, Lagerberg Tyra, De Vito Corrado, Pitini Erica, Marzuillo Carolina, Massimi Azzurra, Vacchio Maria Rosaria, Grammatico Paola, Villari Paolo
Abstract excerpt
We evaluated whether genetic tests with evidence of clinical and personal utility (i.e. APC and BRCA1/2 tests) are associated with higher satisfaction and a more positive perception of care experience than those with undefined utility (i.e. tests for thrombophilia). A cross-sectional survey was performed through telephone interviews to patients tested for deleterious variants in APC or BRCA1/2 genes, or for...
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