Professional opportunities and responsibilities in the provision of genetic information to children relinquished for adoption.
We report a case involving the disclosure of BRCA1 mutation results to a woman who had placed a child for adoption 30 years prior to learning her mutation status. The disclosure of the mother's genetic test result to the son resulted in unexpected subsequent communications. This article briefly describes the experience and discusses the unique issues that arise in counseling a parent who has relinquished a child who is subsequently at risk to inherit a mutation for an adult onset genetic condition.
Venne
Vickie L
VL
Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. vickie.venne@hci.utah.edu
Botkin
Jeffrey R
JR
Buys
Saundra S
SS
D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D019398:Genes, BRCA1; D030661:Genetic Privacy / Q000941:ethics* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged