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Parent-child communication surrounding genetic testing for Li-Fraumeni syndrome: Living under the cloud of cancer.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Nov 2018
Valdez Jessica M, Walker Breya, Ogg Susan, Gattuso Jami, Alderfer Melissa A, Zelley Kristin, Ford Carol A, Baker Justin N, Mandrell Belinda N, Nichols Kim E
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BACKGROUND: Advances in the application of genetic technologies reveal a growing number of heritable disorders associated with an increased risk to develop cancer during childhood. As genetic testing is increasingly employed in the clinical setting, it is essential to understand whether parents communicate with their children about test results and to elucidate the factors that influence the content and outcomes...
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