Psychological impact of receiving negative BRCA1 mutation test results in Ashkenazim.

Friedman, L C; Webb, J A; Richards, C S; Lynch, G R; Kaplan, A L; Brunicardi, F C; Plon, S E

Friedman, L C; Webb, J A; Richards, C S; Lynch, G R; Kaplan, A L; Brunicardi, F C; Plon, S E.

Affiliation

Friedman LC; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. loisf@bcm.tmc.edu

Genet Med ; 1(3): 74-9, 1999.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11336456

Subject(s)

Breast Neoplasms/genetics; Genes, BRCA1/genetics; Genetic Predisposition to Disease/psychology; Genetic Testing/psychology; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anxiety/psychology; Breast Neoplasms/blood; Breast Neoplasms/prevention & control; Confidentiality/psychology; Demography; Disclosure; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Genetic Predisposition to Disease/prevention & control; Genetic Testing/standards; Humans; Jews; Logistic Models; Middle Aged; Mutation; Risk Factors; Test Anxiety Scale/statistics & numerical data

Key words

Empirical Approach; Genetics and Reproduction

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Breast Neoplasms / Genetic Testing / Genes, BRCA1 / Genetic Predisposition to Disease Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Genet Med Journal subject: GENETICA MEDICA Year: 1999 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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