During a follow up visit, while providing post-test counseling, your patient asked "Do these negative results guarantee I will not develop this disease?" What is the best response?

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Patients should be educated that despite having negative test results, they are still at risk for developing certain diseases, just as others in the general population without known mutations. Both positive and negative genetic tests do not offer any guarantees of developing or not developing a disease.

During a Follow Up Visit, While Providing Post-Test Counseling, Your