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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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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 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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COUNSELING IN MEDICAL GENETICS

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1955
Mode of access: Internet.
openaire   +2 more sources

Genetic counseling [PDF]

, 2003
Educational Items on Genetic ...
Huret, JL, Dallaire, L
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Parents of Youth With Cancer Report on Their Psychosocial Care: iSTEPPP Survey Finds Alignment and Gaps With Standards

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Standards for Psychosocial Care for Children with Cancer and Their Families guide the provision of comprehensive psychosocial care. Parallel to research characterizing implementation of the Standards from the perspective of providers, this study examines implementation of the Standards from the perspective of parents of youth ...
Emily M. Pariseau, Kimberly Buff, Michele A. Scialla, Kimberly S. Canter, Lori Wiener, Victoria Sardi‐Brown, Julia B. Tager, Kamyar Arasteh, Anne E. Kazak   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE FREQUENCY OF GENETIC EYE DISEASES IN A GENETIC-COUNSELING CENTER

, 1995
In this study the incidence of eye diseases of genetic origin in patients attending our genetic counseling center for a period of almost six years is documented, The frequency of retinitis pigmentosa, congenital cataracts, lens dislocation ...
ELCIOGLU, M, FUHRMANN, W, ELCIOGLU, N
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“We Cannot Talk as a Family”: Complexities of Survivorship Communication Among Hispanic/Latino Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer, Parents, and Clinicians

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young adult childhood cancer survivors (YA‐CCS) have an increased risk of treatment‐related health complications throughout their lives. Lifelong survivorship care is recommended, yet many YA‐CCS experience disruptions in care during pediatric‐to‐adult transitions and do not receive recommended survivorship care.
Kevin Shanchen Pu, Nicole Fernández‐Viña, Briana C. Martin‐Villa, Daniela Ramirez, Rebecca M. Lewinsohn, Mary Smith, Heidi Boynton, Lidia Schapira, Stephanie M. Smith   +8 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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