Clinical and counselling implications of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for Huntington's disease in the UK

Human Fertility

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 235-238

  Lashwood, A ^a   Flinter, F ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; AGE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; LICENCE; PARENT COUNSELING; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035183287     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1464727012000199581     Document Type: Review

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