Sharing genetic risk with next generation: Mutation-positive parents' communication with their offspring in Lynch Syndrome

Familial Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-50

  Aktan Collan, Katja I ^a   Kääriäinen, Helena A ^b   Kolttola, Eeva M ^a   Pylvänäinen, Kirsi ^c   Järvinen, Heikki J ^d   Haukkala, Ari H ^a   Mecklin, Jukka Pekka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication; Genetic risk information; Hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer; HNPCC; Lynch Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 79951849979     PISSN: 13899600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10689-010-9386-x     Document Type: Article

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