You are caring for a college professor who has been offered testing for her family's mutation in BRCA1. She expresses fear of genetic discrimination as a reason forrefusing genetic testing. What do you tell her?
A) "There is no need to be concerned about genetic discrimination."
B) "I appreciate your concern, but there is no way your insurance company or employer will ever be able to get your genetic testing results."
C) "There is now federal legislation banning genetic discrimination, and in addition, we will do everything we can to keep your results confidential."
D) "There have been no instances of documented genetic discrimination in insurance or employment. This concern is overblown."
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