Response to “Genetic diagnosis and prophylactic surgery, an ethical challenge” written by Dr. Rosa A. Pace, in relation to an article I authored on genetic diagnosis of familial medullary thyroid carcinoma.

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Patricia Fainstein Day
Servicio de Endocrinología, Metabolismo y Medicina Nuclear. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Published: 2005-06-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51987/Rev.Hosp.Ital.B.Aires.v25i1.1264

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2005): Revista del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

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Letter to editor
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Fainstein Day P. Response to “Genetic diagnosis and prophylactic surgery, an ethical challenge” written by Dr. Rosa A. Pace, in relation to an article I authored on genetic diagnosis of familial medullary thyroid carcinoma. Rev Hosp Ital B.Aires [Internet]. 2005 Jun. 10 [cited 2026 Jul. 31];25(1):4-5. Available from: https://ojs.hospitalitaliano.org.ar/index.php/revistahi/article/view/1264

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