However, some individuals (40%) reported that they had not expected to receive risk information concerning pancreatic cancer, and half of the participants (49%) reported increased worry about the possibility of developing pancreatic cancer.[3] Finally, in an Arizona qualitative study of 22 individuals with a strong family history of melanoma, none elected genetic testing even though it was provided as an option for them.[4] In an Australian study of 121 individuals with a strong family history of melanoma, participants completed questionnaires before genetic counseling and testing.[5] Distress (melanoma-specific distress and general distress) levels were very low in this population
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TRF1 and TRF2 form distinct shelterin subcomplexes at telomeres