 Genetic Counseling
"Genetic Counseling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genetic condition that may affect them. The purpose is to help individuals make informed decisions about marriage, reproduction, and other health management issues based on information about the genetic disease, the available diagnostic tests, and management programs. Psychosocial support is usually offered.
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D005817
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.343.315.384 N02.421.308.400
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in Profiles.
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Mallen AR, Conley CC, Fuzzell L, Ketcher D, Augusto BM, McIntyre M, Barton LV, Townsend MK, Fridley BL, Tworoger SS, Wenham RM, Vadaparampil ST. "I think that a brief conversation from their provider can go a very long way": Patient and provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators of genetic testing after ovarian cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2021 May; 29(5):2663-2677.
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Prero MY, Strenk M, Garrett J, Kessler A, Fanaroff JM, Lantos JD. Disclosure of Misattributed Paternity. Pediatrics. 2019 06; 143(6).
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Antiel RM, Curlin FA, Lantos JD, Collura CA, Flake AW, Johnson MP, Rintoul NE, Brown SD, Feudtner C. Attitudes of paediatric and obstetric specialists towards prenatal surgery for lethal and non-lethal conditions. J Med Ethics. 2018 04; 44(4):234-238.
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Fowler SA, Saunders CJ, Hoffman MA. Variation among Consent Forms for Clinical Whole Exome Sequencing. J Genet Couns. 2018 02; 27(1):104-114.
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Lawson CE, Attard TM, Dai H, Septer S. Genetic Counselor Practices Involving Pediatric Patients with FAP: an Investigation of their Self-Reported Strategies for Genetic Testing and Hepatoblastoma Screening. J Genet Couns. 2017 Jun; 26(3):586-593.
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Septer S, Lawson CE, Anant S, Attard T. Familial adenomatous polyposis in pediatrics: natural history, emerging surveillance and management protocols, chemopreventive strategies, and areas of ongoing debate. Fam Cancer. 2016 07; 15(3):477-85.
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Petrikin JE, Willig LK, Smith LD, Kingsmore SF. Rapid whole genome sequencing and precision neonatology. Semin Perinatol. 2015 Dec; 39(8):623-31.
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Ramasamy R, Besada S, Lamb DJ. Fluorescent in situ hybridization of human sperm: diagnostics, indications, and therapeutic implications. Fertil Steril. 2014 Dec; 102(6):1534-9.
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Janvier A, Okah F, Farlow B, Lantos JD. An infant with trisomy 18 and a ventricular septal defect. Pediatrics. 2011 Apr; 127(4):754-9.
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Lynch HT, Lynch JF, Lynch PM, Attard T. Hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes: molecular genetics, genetic counseling, diagnosis and management. Fam Cancer. 2008; 7(1):27-39.
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