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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have been to genetic counseling at Georgetown. I recall they said to wait until the kids are adult age - 18/21 can't remember which age - just google it because they wouldn't test until then anyway (this is for a cancer gene which will greatly impact their lives if they have it - 90% chance of cancer over their lifetimes often striking persons in 20-50s - quite a burden for a young person).

Good luck. My instinct is to wait until at least 18 if she is a drama queen. Another year or two isn't going to make/break the impact.[/quote]

This makes the most sense to me.  I had a friend in school who was screened for a heart murmur.  It turned out to be completely normal, however from 7th grade on, she would tell everyone that she would die in the near future b/ of her heart.  Yes, she was a drama queen and lived for the attention.  I dropped her as a friend b/c of this.  By chance, I did meet a friend of hers while in my 20s and she was still milking the heart issue was going to kill her.  Well, she's 43 now...[/quote]

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