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American Society of Clinical Oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology policy statement update: Genetic testing for cancer susceptibility. J ClinOncol. 2003;21:2397−2406.

Cameron LD, Sherman KA, Marteau TM, Brown PM. Impact of genetic risk information and type of disease on perceived risk, anticipated affect, and expected consequences of genetic tests. Health Psychology. 2009;28:307−316.

Department of Health and Human Services. “GINA” The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 Information for Researchers and Health Care Professionals. April 6, 2009. Accessed at www.genome.gov/Pages/PolicyEthics/GeneticDiscrimination/GINAInfoDoc.pdf on October 18, 2011.

Federal Trade Commission. At-Home Genetic Tests: A Healthy Dose of Skepticism May Be the Best Prescription. Accessed at www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/health/hea02.shtm on October 20, 2011.

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Hudson KL, Holohan MK, Collins FS. Keeping Pace with the Times – The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. New Engl J Med. 2008;358:2661−2663.

Johnson A. National Conference of State Legislatures. Plunging Into the Gene Pool. March 2007. Accessed at www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=13790 on October 18, 2011.

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Mayo Clinic. Pharmacogenomics: When medicine gets personal, 2010. Accessed at www.mayoclinic.com/health/personalized-medicine/CA00078 on October 20, 2010.

National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology™, Breast Cancer, v. 2.2011. Accessed at www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/breast.pdf on October 20, 2011.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). GeneTests. Accessed at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/?db=GeneTests on October 19, 2011.

National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics. Core Competencies in Genetics For Health Professionals. September 2007. Accessed at www.nchpeg.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94&Itemid=84 on October 18, 2011.

National Conference of State Legislatures. Genetics and Health Insurance State Anti-Discrimination Laws. March 2008. Accessed at www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=14374 on October 18, 2011.

National Institutes of Health. GeneTests, Educational Materials. Accessed at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/?db=GeneTests on October 18, 2011.

Saslow D, Boetes C, Burke W, et al. American Cancer Society Guidelines for Breast Screening with MRI as an Adjunct to Mammography. CA Cancer J Clin. 2007;57:75−89.

The Cancer Genome Atlas Web Site. Cancers Selected for Study. Accessed at http://cancergenome.nih.gov/cancersselected on October 18. 2011.

US Department of Energy Office of Science. Human Genome Project Information. Accessed at www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml on October 18, 2011.

US Public Law 110–233, May 21, 2008, 110th Congress: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Accessed at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ233.110.pdf on October 18, 2011.


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