Predictive testing for Huntington's disease: A challenge for persons at risk and for professionals

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-26

  Evers Kiebooms, Gerry ^a   Decruyenaere, Marleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ethics; Huntington's disease; Predictive testing; Preimplantation genetic diagnosis; Prenatal diagnosis; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBRYO; ETHICS; FETUS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; PREDICTION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032445936     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00086-X     Document Type: Article

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