Duty to re-contact: A study of families at risk for Fragile X

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-15

  Bernard, Lynn E ^a   McGillivray, Barbara ^b   Van Allen, Margot I ^b   Friedman, J M ^b   Langlois, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Medical Genetics ^*

Author keywords

Contact programs; DNA testing; Fragile X syndrome; Patient attitudes

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL RETARDATION MALFORMATION SYNDROME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; X CHROMOSOME;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARRIERS; CLINICAL APPROACH/SOURCE; DUTY TO RECONTACT; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY MEMBERS; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; RISKS AND BENEFITS; SURVEY;

ATTITUDE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; DISCLOSURE; DUTY TO RECONTACT; FAMILY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MOTIVATION; PATIENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032963481     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022878402764     Document Type: Article

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