Negotiating responsibility: Case studies of reproductive decision-making and prenatal genetic testing in families facing Huntington disease

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-234

  Downing, Claudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Huntington disease; Prenatal genetic testing; Reproductive decision making; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FAMILY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MATURATION; PERCEPTION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCTION; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 21344461203     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-005-0619-3     Document Type: Article

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