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Links between gender norms and the intergenerational transmission of health information in parents carrying BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants.
Journal of genetic counseling - 1 Apr 2024
Gauna F, Carof S, Mouret-Fourme E, Coupier I, Mari V, Moretta-Serra J, Mancini J, Noguès C, Bouhnik A D
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Understanding how gender norms affect parents' communication of genetic and cancer risk information to their children can enable healthcare professionals to better facilitate cascade genetic testing. We conducted a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews to determine social factors associated with parents carrying the BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants who communicated cancer prevention practices to their...
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