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Genetic test reporting of CDKN2A provides informational and motivational benefits for managing melanoma risk.
Translational behavioral medicine - 29 Jan 2018
Aspinwall Lisa G, Stump Tammy K, Taber Jennifer M, Drummond Danielle M, Kohlmann Wendy, Champine Marjan, Leachman Sancy A
Abstract excerpt
A CDKN2A/p16 mutation confers 28%-67% lifetime melanoma risk, a risk that may be moderated by ultraviolet radiation exposure. The aim of this study was to test whether melanoma genetic counseling and test disclosure conferred unique informational, motivational, or emotional benefits compared to family history-based counseling. Participants included were 114 unaffected members of melanoma-prone families, ages...
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