BRCA1 testing: Genetic counseling protocol development and counseling issues

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 223-244

  Baty, Bonnie Jeanne ^a,d   Venne, Vickie L ^b   McDonald, Jamie ^a   Croyle, Robert T ^c   Halls, Corinne ^a   Nash, Jean E ^a   Botkin, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

BRCA1; Cancer predisposition; Cancer susceptibility testing; Genetic counseling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001791607     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025620404473     Document Type: Article

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