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Genetic testing, however, is often associated with psychosocial stress, underscoring the need for reliable patient\u2010reported outcome measures (PROMs). The 25\u2010item Multidimensional Impact of Cancer Risk Assessment (MICRA) questionnaire captures the psychosocial impact of genetic test result disclosure, including distress and uncertainty. As no German version was available, we aimed to develop a linguistically validated translation of MICRA and explored the potential of AI\u2010based translation tools as support in the translation process. The linguistic validation followed the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) translation methodology, including two independent forward translations, reconciliation, back\u2010translation, expert review, and final proofreading for the creation of a preliminary German version for pilot testing. 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