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Impact of <i>BRCA1</i>/<i>BRCA2</i> Mutation Testing on Psychologic Distress in a Clinic-Based Sample

2002-01-15

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PURPOSE: Despite the increasingly widespread availability of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing, little is known about the psychologic impact of such testing in the clinical setting. The objective of this study was to examine the long-term psychologic impact of receiving BRCA1/2 test results within a clinic-based testing program. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The participants were 279 high-risk women who underwent genetic co...

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Literature Corpus work: 5c211d81-d917-5242-b1b7-843e29f12c58
DOI: 10.1200/jco.2002.20.2.514

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