The utilization and outcome of diagnostic, predictive, and prenatal genetic testing for Huntington disease in Johannesburg, South Africa

Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 58-62

  Sizer, Elaine B ^a   Haw, Tabitha ^a   Wessels, Tina Marié ^a   Kromberg, Jennifer G R ^a   Krause, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRENATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856284592     PISSN: 19450265     EISSN: 19450257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2011.0007     Document Type: Article

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