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Uptake of genetic testing by the children of Lynch syndrome variant carriers across three generations

Many Lynch syndrome (LS) carriers remain unidentified, thus missing early cancer detection and prevention opportunities. Tested probands should inform their relatives about cancer risk and options for genetic counselling and predictive gene testing, but many fail to undergo testing. To assess predic...

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Autores principales: Seppälä, Toni T, Pylvänäinen, Kirsi, Mecklin, Jukka-Pekka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5643966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28832568
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2017.132