Predictive genetic testing of adolescents for huntington disease: A question of autonomy and harm

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 146, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2443-2446

  Richards, Fiona H ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; DECISION MAKING; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ETHICS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; NOTE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 51449085795     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32477     Document Type: Letter

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