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. 1997 Jun;6(2):223-44.
doi: 10.1023/A:1025620404473.

BRCA1 Testing: Genetic Counseling Protocol Development and Counseling Issues

B J Baty  1 , V L Venne, J McDonald, R T Croyle, C Halls, J E Nash, J R Botkin
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BRCA1 Testing: Genetic Counseling Protocol Development and Counseling Issues

B J Baty et al. J Genet Couns. 1997 Jun.

Abstract

This article discusses the genetic counseling protocols which were developed and counseling issues that have arisen in the first 2 years of evaluating a large kindred with a BRCA1 mutation. The rationale for the development of the genetic counseling protocols and specific genetic counseling visual aids are presented and discussed. The protocols and counseling aids can serve as models for other programs offering cancer susceptibility testing. The observations of study counselors about study subject concerns and responses to genetic testing at the time of the pretest and posttest counseling sessions are presented.

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