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Adoptees' Pursuit of Genomic Testing to Fill Gaps in Family Health History and Reduce Healthcare Disparity.

Narrative inquiry in bioethics - 1 Jan 2018

Casas Kari A

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In the symposium of stories by adoptees who have faced health issues without family health history information, genomic testing is considered as a potentially life-saving means for adoptees to obtain family medical information. The authors share feelings of loss, frustration in healthcare settings, fear of unknown genetic susceptibility to disease, desire for knowledge and self-empowerment in medical decision...

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PMID: 30220696
DOI: 10.1353/nib.2018.0050

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