The Psychological Consequences of Predictive Testing for Huntington’s Disease
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 12 November 1992Open access
Sandi Wiggins, Patti Whyte, Marlene J. Huggins, Shelin Adam, Jane Theilmann, Maurice Bloch
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A large number of participants in the Canadian program of genetic testing to predict the risk of Huntington's disease were followed prospectively in three groups according to their test results: the increased-risk group, the decreased- risk group, and the group with no change in risk.
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Predictive testing for Huntington's disease has potential benefits for the psychological health of persons who receive results that indicate either an increase or a decrease in the risk of inheriting the gene for the disease.
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