“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 |
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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. |
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ISSN: | 0920-1211 1872-6844 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.02.011 |