Stigmatization and male identity: Norwegian males' experience after identification as BRCA1/2 mutation carriers

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 360-370

  Strømsvik, Nina ^a,b,c   Råheim, Målfrid ^b   Øyen, Nina ^b   Engebretsen, Lars Fredrik ^a   Gjengedal, Eva ^b,d  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^d MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast and ovarian cancer; Male BRCA1 2 mutation carriers; Male genetic stigmatization; Males in HBOC families; Men and genetic counseling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MUTATION; NORWAY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENES, BRCA1; GENES, BRCA2; GENETIC COUNSELING; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; NORWAY; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77956409195     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9293-1     Document Type: Article

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