Table 2

Attitudes of the 14 patients with children towards genetic testing for their children

Men Women
Willing to have their children studiedn=3n=11
 Yes29
 Undecided12
 No00
Would tell the truth to their children if the test is positiven=22-150 n=92-150
 Yes28
 No01
Would have liked to have known earlier through genetic testing whether they were affectedn=22-151 n=82-151
 Yes04
 Did not know21
 No03

  • ↵2-150 Patients willing to have their children studied.

  • ↵2-151 Patients in whom initial symptoms had occurred after 20 years of age.