Dealing with the unexpected: consumer responses to direct-access BRCA mutation testing

Background. Inherited BRCA gene mutations convey a high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, but current guidelines limit BRCA mutation testing to women with early-onset cancer and relatives of mutation-positive cases. Benefits and risks of providing this information directly to consumers are unknown...

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Autores principales: Francke, Uta, Dijamco, Cheri, Kiefer, Amy K., Eriksson, Nicholas, Moiseff, Bianca, Tung, Joyce Y., Mountain, Joanna L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2013
Materias:
Genetics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23638402
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628894/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23638402
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8

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