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Attitudes Toward Prenatal Genetic Testing in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Attitudes Toward Prenatal Genetic Testing in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

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Attitudes Toward Prenatal Genetic Testing in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

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Full title

Attitudes Toward Prenatal Genetic Testing in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

Publisher

Oxford: Blackwell Publishing

Journal title

The American journal of gastroenterology, 2007-06, Vol.102 (6), p.1284-1290

Language

English

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Oxford: Blackwell Publishing

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Contents

Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal dominant syndrome with >95% risk of colorectal cancer without prophylactic colectomy. Classic FAP is commonly associated with adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene mutations. If a mutation is identified, prenatal testing can reveal whether an embryo or fetus is affected. We conducted a pilot stud...

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Attitudes Toward Prenatal Genetic Testing in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70545483

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70545483

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ISSN

0002-9270

E-ISSN

1572-0241

DOI

10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01168.x

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