Expanding the role of the genetic counselor

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 382-387

  Staley Gane, Louise ^a   Flynn, Linda ^b   Neitzel, Kari ^a   Cronister, Amy ^c   Hagerman, Randi J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Integrated Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

FMR1 gene mutation; fragile X syndrome; genetic counseling; q methodology; q sort

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENTS; Q-SORT; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0029944236     PISSN: 01487299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19960809)64:2<382::AID-AJMG30>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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