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The impact of a cascade testing video on recipients' knowledge, cognitive message processing, and affective reactions: A formative evaluation.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Jun 2021
Aeilts Amber M, Carpenter Kristen M, Hovick Shelly R, Byrne Lindsey, Shoben Abigail B, Senter Leigha
Abstract excerpt
Cascade genetic testing is essential to clarify cancer risk in families with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) due to pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1 or BRCA2. To date, data suggest that family communication of genetic testing results, with or without the aid of clinical resources such as a provider-written family letter, is impacted by multiple barriers. These barriers eventually lead to...
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