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SUBMITTER: Delatycki MB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3330225 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Delatycki Martin B MB Wolthuizen Michelle M Collins Veronica V Varley Elizabeth E Craven Joanna J Allen Katrina J KJ Gurrin Lyle C LC Aitken Maryanne M Trembath M Kaye MK Bond Lyndal L Wilson Gabrielle R GR Stephenson Sarah E M SE Macciocca Ivan I Hickerton Chriselle C Lockhart Paul J PJ Metcalfe Sylvia A SA
European journal of human genetics : EJHG 20120111 5
As the results of the Human Genome Project are realised, screening for genetic mutations that predispose to preventable disease is becoming increasingly possible. How and where such screening should best be offered are critical, unanswered questions. This study aimed to assess the acceptability and feasibility of genetic screening for preventable disease, using the model of hereditary haemochromatosis, in high-school students. Screening was offered for the HFE C282Y substitution to 17,638 studen ...[more]