Psychiatric genetic testing: Attitudes and intentions among future users and providers

Attitudes toward the genetic testing of

Attitudes toward the genetic testing of children among adults in a Utah-based kindred tested for a BRCA1 mutation

✍ Hamann, Heidi A.; Croyle, Robert T.; Venne, Vickie L.; Baty, Bonnie J.; Smith, K 📂 Article 📅 2000 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 28 KB 👁 2 views

Advances in molecular biology and genetics have led to the identification of the breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, along with tests to detect mutations in these genes. Although the appropriateness of BRCA1/2 genetic testing for children has been debated in the literature, l