Attitudes of cystic fibrosis patients and parents toward carrier screening and related reproductive issues

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 506-512

  Janssens, Sandra ^a   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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; GENETICS; PARENT; PATIENT; PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENTS; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84960359069     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2015.160     Document Type: Article

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