Effect of genetic counseling and testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in African American women: A randomized trial

Public Health Genomics

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 440-448

  Halbert, C H ^a,b   Kessler, L ^a   Troxel, A B ^a,b   Stopfer, J E ^b   Domchek, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; BRCA1; BRCA2; Cultural factors; Genetic counseling

Indexed keywords

BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BRCA1 PROTEIN; BRCA2 PROTEIN; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650193466     PISSN: 16624246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000293990     Document Type: Article

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