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Genetic Testing in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Uptake and Psychosocial Consequences

2010-05-18

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Purpose Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a hereditary cancer syndrome, characterized by a high risk of developing cancer at various sites and ages. To date, limited clinical benefits of genetic testing for LFS have been demonstrated, and there are concerns about the potential adverse psychosocial impact of genetic testing for LFS. In this study, we evaluated the uptake of genetic testing and the psychosocial impact o...

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Literature Corpus work: 988c5db8-f708-5282-ab72-3d7d6c99abc6
DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.2112

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