Do parental perceptions and motivations towards genetic testing and prenatal diagnosis for deafness vary in different cultures?

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-81

  Nahar, Risha ^a   Puri, Ratna D ^a   Saxena, Renu ^a   Verma, Ishwar C ^a  

^a SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Deafness; Ethics; Genetic testing; Hearing loss; India; Prenatal diagnosis; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GJB2 GENE; GJB6 GENE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; CULTURE; DEAFNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MUTATION; PARENTS; PEDIGREE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871683330     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.35692     Document Type: Article

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