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2594700

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-1-12
pubmed:abstractText
Inexpensive and accurate carrier testing for cystic fibrosis (CF) will be possible in the near future. There are no existing studies on the attitudes of English persons in the community to carrier testing for CF or any other recessive disorder. We have conducted a trial study of 166 persons at two schools, two doctors' surgeries, and a family planning clinic. Only a minority had clear pre-existing knowledge of cystic fibrosis and its genetic nature. However, over 80 per cent of those questioned expressed interest in knowing their carrier status. Although it is well known that uptake can only be assessed when a service is in place, and while further studies are required to confirm that testing will be of interest to couples of reproductive age with no previous knowledge of CF, the data strongly suggest that there will be interest in community-wide testing for CF carrier status when such a test becomes available in the United Kingdom.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
E
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0197-3851
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
727-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-9-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Community attitudes to cystic fibrosis carrier testing in England: a pilot study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics/Regional DNA Laboratory, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, Imperial College London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't