Patients and families generally welcome secondary genomic findings: Support for return of incidental fi ndings may encourage shift toward predictive genetic testing

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part A

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Levenson, Deborah ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXOME; FAMILY HEALTH; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENETICS; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84892860570     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.36418     Document Type: Article

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