“It's good to know”: Experiences of gene identification and result disclosure in familial epilepsies

Highlights • Families value knowing the genetic cause of their epilepsy. • Participants hoped for benefit both for their families and others with epilepsy. • Views varied on the utility of genetic results for reproductive decision making. • Participants expect results to be translated into improveme...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epilepsy research 2015-05, Vol.112, p.64-71
Hauptverfasser: Vears, Danya F, Dunn, Karen L, Wake, Samantha A, Scheffer, Ingrid E
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Families value knowing the genetic cause of their epilepsy. • Participants hoped for benefit both for their families and others with epilepsy. • Views varied on the utility of genetic results for reproductive decision making. • Participants expect results to be translated into improvements in clinical care.
ISSN:0920-1211
1872-6844
DOI:10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.02.011