Analysis of 14 individuals who requested predictive genetic testing for hereditary neuromuscular diseases

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 113-117

  Yoshida, Kunihiro ^a   Tamai, Mariko ^a   Kubota, Takeo ^a   Kawame, Hiroshi ^a   Amano, Naoji ^a   Ikeda, Shu ichi ^a   Fukushima, Yoshimitsu ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anticipatory guidance; Ethical; Genetic counseling; Hereditary neuromuscular disease; Legal and social issues; Predictive genetic testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FUTUROLOGY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINOCEREBELLAR DEGENERATION; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; RISK;

EID: 0036462843     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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