"The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe": Impact on sibs of individuals with AAT deficiency

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 130 A, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-257

  Fanos, Joanna H ^a   Strange, Charlie ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

AATD; Alpha 1; Alpha1 antitrypsin deficiency; Carrier status; Family dynamics; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; Sibs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; ANXIETY; COMPREHENSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIBLINGS;

GLYPTOCEPHALUS CYNOGLOSSUS; PANTHERA LEO;

EID: 4744353917     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.30255     Document Type: Article

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