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Qatar’s genetic counseling landscape: Current insights and future prospects

Genetics in Medicine Open
Genetic counseling is a dynamic and rapidly growing field. In Qatar, the significance of genetic counseling is underscored by the distinctive demographic characteristics of the population, including elevated rates of consanguinity and larger family sizes,
Sumaya Abiib, Houssein Khodjet-El-khil, Karen El-Akouri, Reem Ibrahim Bux, Zoulikha Rezoug, Wafa Abualainin, Moza Alkowari, Sara Osman Musa, Mariam Al Mulla, Rehab Al Saleh, Noora Shahbeck, Maria Farag, Said I. Ismail, Reem Al Sulaiman, Tawfeg Ben-Omran, Asma Al-Thani, Mashael Al-Shafai   +16 more
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Racial disparities in cancer genetic counseling encounters: study protocol for investigating patient-genetic counselor communication in the naturalistic clinical setting using a convergent mixed methods design

BMC Cancer, 2023
Background Despite decades of effort to reduce racial cancer disparities, Black people continue to die at higher rates from cancer than any other U.S. racial group.
Nao Hagiwara, Nadia Harika, Erin P. Carmany, Yongyun Shin, Susan Eggly, Shawn C. T. Jones, John Quillin   +6 more
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An [Imperfect] Case for Dyadic Research in Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Stephanie M. Nanos, Lindsay A. Jibb, Gary Rodin   +2 more
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
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Cancer genetics education in a low- to middle-income country: evaluation of an interactive workshop for clinicians in Kenya.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundClinical genetic testing is becoming an integral part of medical care for inherited disorders. While genetic testing and counseling are readily available in high-income countries, in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya genetic testing ...
Jessica A Hill, Su Yeon Lee, Lucy Njambi, Timothy W Corson, Helen Dimaras   +4 more
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Measurable Residual Disease Monitoring During Treatment for Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia in First Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survival after relapse in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains poor, highlighting the critical importance of identifying prognostic factors to guide optimal relapse management. Methods We investigated the prognostic impact of multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) measurable residual disease (MRD) in 188 patients with first ...
Camilla Poulsen, Kristian Juul Sandahl, Lene Karlsson, Jonas Abrahamsson, Nira Arad‐Cohen, Daniel Cheuk, Barbara De Moerloose, Linda Fogelstrand, Jose Maria Fernandez Navarro, Bianca F. Goemans, Kirsi Jahnukainen, Gertjan Kaspers, Zhanna Kovalova, Monica Cheng Munthe‐Kaas, Ulrika Norén‐Nyström, Josefine Palle, Ramune Pasauliene, Cornelis Jan Pronk, Kadri Saks, Anne Tierens, Henrik Hasle, Kristian Løvvik Juul‐Dam   +21 more
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COUNSELING IN MEDICAL GENETICS

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1955
Mode of access: Internet.
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T2* Magnetic Resonance Imaging Uncovers Hemosiderin Burden in Pediatric Hemophilia: A Call for Sensitive Imaging Biomarkers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hemophilic arthropathy remains the leading morbidity in hemophilia despite modern prophylaxis, and early joint damage may be missed by routine exams. This study explored T2* MRI as a noninvasive biomarker of hemosiderin deposition in pediatric hemophilia.
Jessica Garcia, Tarique Hussain, Jeanne Dillenbeck, Matthew Hammer, Annette von Drygalski, Guy Young, Ayesha Zia   +6 more
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
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Clinical Importance of Pericentric Inversion of Chromosome 9: A Case Report of Miscarriage and Neonatal Death

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2011
• Background: In this article, we report a non consanguineous normal couple that had a history of one abortion and a death of 3 years old daughter. • Case report: After genetic counseling and drawing the familial pedigree, we found that man's mother had ...
Nayereh Nouri, narges nouri, Maryam Sedghi   +2 more
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