title: [Genetic tests: predict or curse].
abstract: Genetic testing is aimed to the goal of i) confirming the diagnosis of a genetic disease in an affected individual and ii) of determining the status of relatives and the genetic risk to the progeny. Genetic testing also allows to determine whether an at risk individual is the carrier of the disease gene prior to symptoms. Genetic tests should be carried out for the benefit of the patients only. They deserve extensive preliminary explanation and informed consent of the subjects, gathered during a genetic counseling consultation.
authors.affiliation: Département de Génétique, Groupe Hospitalier Necker-Enfants-Malades, Paris.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Munnich
mesh_terms: D005190:Family; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D014342:Truth Disclosure