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SUBMITTER: Gadzicki D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3186026 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gadzicki Dorothea D Evans D Gareth DG Harris Hilary H Julian-Reynier Claire C Nippert Irmgard I Schmidtke Jörg J Tibben Aad A van Asperen Christi J CJ Schlegelberger Brigitte B
Journal of community genetics 20110302 2
In this review, the national guidelines and recommendations for genetic testing for familial/hereditary breast cancer from the UK, France, the Netherlands and Germany were evaluated as to the inclusion criteria for genetic testing. In all four countries, access to genetic testing relies basically on the family history of breast and ovarian cancer. Similarities are obvious for most selection criteria. All four guidelines recommend embedding genetic testing within a framework of genetic counsellin ...[more]