Prenatal Genetic Carrier Testing Using Triple Disease Screening

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association

Volumn 278, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1268-1272

  Eng, Christine M ^a   Schechter, Clyde ^b   Robinowitz, Jane ^a   Fulop, George ^b   Burgert, Tania ^a   Levy, Brynn ^a   Zinberg, Randi ^a   Desnick, Robert J ^a  

^a Departments of Genetics and Development   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAY SACHS DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JEW; MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (NEW YORK CITY); PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER (NEW YORK CITY);

ADULT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DECISION MAKING; DISCLOSURE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; JEWS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TAY-SACHS DISEASE;

EID: 0031572583     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1997.03550150072038     Document Type: Article

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