Providing appropriate genetic information to healthy multi-ethnic carriers of hemoglobinopathy in The Netherlands
The aims of this study are: i) to enquire whether informing healthy hemoglobinopathy carriers about their condition is a welcome initiative in The Netherlands; ii) to study whether using information letters and thorough explanation is associated with presence or absence of undesired feelings or emotions. We have approached 100 multi-ethnic carriers previously diagnosed in our lab. All subjects had previously received our information letter through their physician who was supposed to have provided an explanation of the letter if required. We have enquired whether the subjects had experienced ne... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Thalassemia Reports, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2014) |
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MDPI
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Schlagwörter: | carrier testing / counseling / information / thalassemia / sickle cell disease / Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs / RC633-647.5 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26803486 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.4081/thal.2014.1822 |