Psychological impact of genetic testing for adult-onset disorders. An update for clinicians.
Med J Aust
; 172(3): 126-9, 2000 Feb 07.
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| ID: mdl-10735024
ABSTRACT
Testing for gene mutations that confer susceptibility to adult-onset disorders has potential benefits, but these must be balanced against the psychological harms, if any. We review published findings on the psychological effects of such testing, focusing on Huntington's disease, which has the most available data, and the hereditary cancer syndromes. Most of the evidence suggests that non-carriers and carriers differ significantly in terms of short-term, but not long-term, psychological adjustment to test results. The psychological impact of genetic testing depends more on pretest psychological distress than the test result itself.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Testes Genéticos
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Predisposição Genética para Doença
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Aust
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article