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Communication processes about predictive genetic testing within high-risk breast cancer families: a two-phase study design.
Scientific reports - 11 Oct 2021
Blomen Chiara L, Pott Aliaksandra, Volk Alexander E, Budäus Lars, Witzel Isabell
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The detection of a pathogenic variant in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene has medical and psychological consequences for both, affected mutation carriers and their relatives. A two-phase study with explanatory sequential mixed methods design examined the psychological impact of genetic testing and associated family communication processes. Analyzing a survey data of 79 carriers of a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, the majority...
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