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CREDITS

Written by:

Sarah Burton, University of Iowa Health Care

Joy Larsen Haidle, MS, C.G.C, genetic counselor

Heather Hampel, MS, CGC, genetic counselor, Clinical Cancer Genetics Program and Division of Human Genetics, The Ohio State University

Charis Eng, MD, PhD, director, Clinical Cancer Genetics Program and Division of Human Genetics, The Ohio State University

Illustrations by Terry Demmer

Special Thanks to:
University of Iowa Health Care Division of Medical Genetics

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