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Genomic MedicineInternet Resources for Medical Genetics
Robert Sikorski, MD, PhD;
Richard Peters, MD, PhD
JAMA. 1997;278(15):1212-1213.
Abstract
After a lecture on genetics, a 24-year-old medical student asks her professor where she can find more information about the genetics of breast and ovarian cancer. The student is concerned because her mother died of ovarian cancer at age 37 and her maternal grandmother died of breast cancer at age 50. She wonders about her risk and whether she should be tested for any of the inherited mutant genes she has learned about in class. She asks the professor if there are any World Wide Web sites offering information on such issues. After obtaining information from 1 site, the student decides that she may be at increased risk for cancer and contacts her personal physician for further guidance.
Author Affiliations
From the National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md (Dr Sikorski; e-mail: rss@nhgri.nih.gov); and the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (Dr Peters, e-mail: rhp@solvig.med.harvard.edu).
Footnotes
Edited by William M. Silberg, Editorial Director, New Media Office, AMA Scientific Information and Multimedia Group.
Mention of a Web site, company, or product in this article or the accompanying table does not imply endorsement by the authors,editors, JAMA, or the American Medical Association. All of the Web addresses listed in this article were active and accurate at the time of publication. However, because of technical considerations and other factors, links may change or become inactive.
Corresponding author: Robert Sikorski, MD, PhD, National Cancer Institute, Bldg 49,4B56, Bethesda, MD 20892.
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