Confirmed versus suspected: The social significance of a genetic or non-genetic diagnosis of mitochondrial disease

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• 作者：Elizabeth Krieg ; ^{ekrieg@partners.org" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Laurel Calderwood ; MaryAnn Campion ; Katherine E. Krepkovich
• 关键词：Mitochondrial disease ; Genetic testing ; Patient experience ; Diagnosis ; Physician education ; Adult patient population
• 刊名：Mitochondrion
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：May 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：28
• 期：Complete
• 页码：60-66
• 全文大小：431 K

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d="p0050">Individuals with mitochondrial disease are significantly impacted by their symptoms.

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d="p0055">The mitochondrial disease community offers inadequate social support to both groups.

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d="p0060">Both groups perceive social and medical advantages to having a genetic diagnosis.

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d="p0065">Creating unique supports for each group may address the perceived social disparity.

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