Attitudes of cystic fibrosis patients and their parents towards direct-to-consumer genetic testing for carrier status

Personalized Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 99-107

  Janssens, Sandra ^a   Kalokairinou, Louiza ^b   Chokoshvilli, Davit ^a,b   Binst, Carmen ^c   Mahieu, Inge ^c   Henneman, Lidewij ^d   De Paepe, Anne ^a   Borry, Pascal ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

attitudes; carrier screening; cystic fibrosis; direct to consumer; preconception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSUMER; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIRECT TO CONSUMER; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 84925945992     PISSN: 17410541     EISSN: 1744828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/pme.14.75     Document Type: Article

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