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Communication of genetic information to at-risk relatives during the multidisciplinary monitoring of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in a French referral clinic.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Oct 2020
Mazzella Jean-Michaël, Adham Salma, Frank Michael, Legrand Anne, Lahlou-Laforêt Khadija, Jeunemaitre Xavier
Abstract excerpt
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a rare inherited disorder leading to arterial, digestive, and uterine complications due to pathogenic COL3A1 variants. Identification of causal variants allows family screening, provided that relatives have previously been informed, according to a 2013 French Decree. The aims of our study were to assess the communication of genetic information to at-risk relatives, the...
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