Quality of life in rare genetic conditions: A systematic review of the literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1136-1156

  Cohen, Julie S ^a   Biesecker, Barbara B ^b  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Genetic diseases; Psychological adaptation; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACHONDROPLASIA; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DARIER DISEASE; DYSAUTONOMIA; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; FABRY DISEASE; FRIEDRICH ATAXIA; GALACTOSEMIA; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 1; GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE TYPE 2; HAILEY HAILEY DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMOPHILIA; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA D AND PERIODIC FEVER SYNDROME; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MARFAN SYNDROME; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; PHENYLKETONURIA; PORPHYRIA; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; REVIEW; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TURNER SYNDROME; X LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA;

GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 77951760170     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.33380     Document Type: Review

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