Decreasing uptake of predictive testing for Huntington's disease in a German centre: 12 years' experience (1993–2004)

In this retrospective study, we examined changes in decision-making for and against the predictive genetic test for Huntington's disease including 478 persons at risk who had undergone genetic counselling in one centre in Germany between 1993 and 2004. At the outset of the counselling procedure...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of human genetics : EJHG 2009-03, Vol.17 (3), p.295-300
Hauptverfasser:	Bernhardt, Christiane, Schwan, Anne-Marie, Kraus, Peter, Epplen, Joerg Thomas, Kunstmann, Erdmute
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Bioinformatics Biological and medical sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Counseling Cytogenetics Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gene Expression General aspects. Genetic counseling Genetic Counseling Genetic Predisposition to Disease Genetic testing Genetic Testing - psychology Genetic Testing - utilization Genetics Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution Germany Human Genetics Humans Huntington Disease - diagnosis Huntington Disease - psychology Huntingtons disease Male Medical genetics Medical sciences Middle Aged Molecular and cellular biology Mutation Neurology Retrospective Studies Young Adult
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