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Psychosocial issues following a positive result of genetic testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations: findings from a focus group and a needs-assessment survey

BACKGROUND: About 5% of cases of breast cancer and 10% of cases of ovarian cancer are due to an inherited predisposition. Since 1994 it has been possible to test some people at high risk for inherited mutations to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The purpose of our study was to explore how genetic testing...

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Main Authors: Di Prospero, Lisa S., Seminsky, Maureen, Honeyford, Joanne, Doan, Brian, Franssen, Edmee, Meschino, Wendy, Chart, Pamela, Warner, Ellen
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Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: 2001
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC80928/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11314429
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