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Genetic Counseling

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In this chapter, we describe briefly the cancer genetics field. Basic notions of genetics and mode of inheritance will be summarized first, in order to introduce clinical cancer genetic assessment and, finally, genetic counseling that should go along with any genetic testing.

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  1. University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Marie Met-Domestici

  2. University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Anne E. Murphy

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    Françoise Charnay-Sonnek

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    Anne E. Murphy

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Met-Domestici, M., Murphy, A.E. (2019). Genetic Counseling. In: Charnay-Sonnek, F., Murphy, A. (eds) Principle of Nursing in Oncology . Principles of Specialty Nursing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76457-3_25

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