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PRESYMPTOMATIC DIAGNOSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Genetics
CONT

The implications of testing should be fully discussed before any tests are undertaken when presymptomatic diagnosis is planned for a late onset disorder for which there are no preventative measures and no satisfactory treatment after symptoms appear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Génétique
DEF

[Diagnostic qui] consiste à révéler si une personne est porteuse ou non d'une maladie génétique (causée par la mutation d'un gène) avant que les premiers symptômes ne soient visibles.

Spanish

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