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Screening for 185delAG in the Ashkenazim.
American journal of human genetics - 1 May 1997
Richards C S, Ward P A, Roa B B, Friedman L C, Boyd A A, Kuenzli G, Dunn J K, Plon S E
Abstract excerpt
A study was initiated to assess interest, educational effectiveness, and implications of genetic testing for the common BRCA1 mutation, 185delAG, in the Ashkenazim. Of 333 individuals who attended group sessions, 309 (92%) participated in the study. Participants were categorized as having negative family history (67%), positive family history (defined, by a relaxed criterion, as one first-degree relative or two...
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