Few psychological consequences of presymptomatic testing for Huntington disease

Two recent papers have assessed the psychological effects of predictive or presymptomatic testing on those at risk for Huntington Disease. It is surprising how scarce adverse effects from the news that HD will develop are.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1997-01, Vol.349 (9044), p.4-4
1. Verfasser:	Bundey, Sarah
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DNA - analysis Genes Genetic Testing - psychology Genetics Humans Huntington Disease - diagnosis Huntington Disease - genetics Huntington Disease - psychology Medical screening Neurological disorders Psychological Tests Psychology
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Zusammenfassung:	Two recent papers have assessed the psychological effects of predictive or presymptomatic testing on those at risk for Huntington Disease. It is surprising how scarce adverse effects from the news that HD will develop are.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(05)62155-1