Perceptions of reproductive risk and carrier testing among adolescent sisters of males with chronic granulomatous disease

American Journal of Medical Genetics - Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 119 C, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-69

  James, Cynthia A ^a,d   Holtzman, Neil A ^b   Hadley, Donald W ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Carrier testing; Chronic granulomatous disease; Family dynamics; Genetic counseling; Minors; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERVIEW; JUVENILE; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; TELEPHONE; X CHROMOSOME RECESSIVE INHERITANCE;

EID: 0041818184     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.10007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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