BRCA1/2 testing in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families II: Impact on relationships

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 133 A, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-169

  McInerney Leo, Aideen ^a   Biesecker, Barbara Bewles ^a   Hadley, Donald W ^a   Kase, Ronald G ^b,c   Giambarresi, Therese R ^b,c   Johnson, Elizabeth ^d   Lerman, Caryn ^e   Struewing, Jeffery P ^b  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer risk testing; Conflict; Expressiveness; Family cohesion; Genetic counseling

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER FAMILY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OVARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST;

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 14044258665     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30566     Document Type: Article

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