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Improving comprehension of genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer clients with a visual tool. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
OBJECTIVE:Genetic counseling and testing can be offered to individuals who are at high risk of carrying a breast cancer (BRCA) gene mutation. However, the content of genetic counseling could be difficult to understand due to complex medical information ...
Muy-Kheng M Tea, Yen Y Tan, Christine Staudigl, Birgit Eibl, Romana Renz, Ella Asseryanis, Andreas Berger, Georg Pfeiler, Christian F Singer   +8 more
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Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2019
Importance Potentially harmful mutations of the breast cancer susceptibility 1 and 2 genes (BRCA1/2) are associated with increased risk for breast, ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancer.
D. Owens, K. Davidson, A. Krist, M. Barry, M. Cabana, A. Caughey, Chyke A Doubeni, J. Epling, Martha Y. Kubik, C. Landefeld, C. Mangione, L. Pbert, Michael Silverstein, M. Simon, Chien-Wen Tseng, J. Wong   +15 more
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Mainstream consent programs for genetic counseling in cancer patients: A systematic review

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2020
As demand for germline genetic testing for cancer patients increases, novel methods of genetic counseling are required. One such method is the mainstream consent pathway, whereby a member of the oncology team (rather than a genetic specialist) is ...
T. Scheinberg, A. Young, H. Woo, A. Goodwin, K. Mahon, L. Horvath   +5 more
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Ethics in genetic counselling [PDF]

Journal of Community Genetics, 2018
Difficult ethical issues arise for patients and professionals in medical genetics, and often relate to the patient's family or their social context. Tackling these issues requires sensitivity to nuances of communication and a commitment to clarity and consistency. It also benefits from an awareness of different approaches to ethical theory. Many of the
Angus J. Clarke, Carina Wallgren-Pettersson   +1 more
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Predictive Genetic Counseling for Neurodegenerative Diseases: Past, Present, and Future.

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine, 2020
Predictive genetic counseling for neurodegenerative diseases commenced with Huntington's disease (HD). Because the psychological issues and outcomes have been best studied in HD, the HD genetic counseling and testing protocol is still accepted as the ...
J. Goldman
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Cancer genetic counseling.

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba, 2018
La asesoría genética en cáncer permite reducir la morbimortalidad en pacientes con cáncer hereditario y sus familiares mediante un manejo multidisciplinario que establezca medidas preventivas, detección precoz y control de riesgos.
María del Carmen Castro Mujica, Claudia Fiorella Barletta Carrillo, Juan Carlos Gómez de la Torre Pretell   +2 more
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Gender Differences in Caring for Children with Genetic or Rare Diseases: A Mixed-Methods Study

Children, 2022
As a factor in parenting stress, gender differences in caring for children with genetic or rare diseases warrant research attention; therefore, this study explored gender differences in parenting stress, health outcomes, and illness perceptions among ...
Shao-Yin Chu, Chin-Chen Wen, Chun-Ying Weng   +2 more
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A familial case of segregation of motor sensory neuropathy type 1B with multiple exostoses in monozygous twins

Нервно-мышечные болезни, 2015
Hereditary motor-sensory neuropathy (MIM 118200) is a rare genetic variant of myelinopathy with autosomal-dominant type of inheritance. Multiple exostosis bones are signs of multiple exostoses chondrodysplasia, genetically heterogeneous form of systemic ...
V. P. Fedotov, S. A. Kurbatov, S. S. Nikitin, T. B. Milovidova, N. M. Galeeva, A. V. Polyakov   +5 more
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Evidence‐based consensus guidelines for ALS genetic testing and counseling

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2023
Objective Advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) gene discovery, ongoing gene therapy trials, and patient demand have driven increased use of ALS genetic testing. Despite this progress, the offer of genetic testing to persons with ALS is not yet
Jennifer Roggenbuck, Breda H. F. Eubank, Joshua Wright, Matthew B. Harms, Stephen J. Kolb, the ALS Genetic Testing and Counseling Guidelines Expert Panel   +5 more
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Juvenile Huntington’s disease

Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии, 2017
Juvenile Huntingtons disease (JHD) manifests in 1st2nddecades of life and accounts for 29% of all cases ofHuntingtons disease; its pathogenic mechanisms are related togenetic anticipation and imprinting.
G. E. Rudenskaya, D. A. Savvin, V. P. Fedotov, S. A. Kurbatov, A. V. Polyakov, N. M. Galeeva   +5 more
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