The Psychological Consequences of Predictive Testing for Huntington’s Disease
Open Access
- 12 November 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 327 (20) , 1401-1405
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199211123272001
Abstract
Advances in molecular genetics have led to the development of tests that can predict the risk of inheriting the genes for several adult-onset diseases. However, the psychological consequences of such testing are not well understood.Keywords
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