Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 431-437 , July 2010

Principles of Genetic Testing and Genetic Counseling for Renal Clinicians

  • Andrea L. Uscinski Knob, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Andrea L. Uscinski Knob, MS, Genetic Counselor, Department of Medicine, Renal Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 77 Ave Louis Pasteur, HIM 534, Boston, MA 02115

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PII: S0270-9295(10)00102-6

doi: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2010.06.010

Seminars in Nephrology
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 431-437 , July 2010

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