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Transgender patients’ perspectives on their cancer genetic counseling experiences
Transgender patients’ perspectives on their cancer genetic counseling experiences
Abstract Transgender (trans) individuals face many forms of discrimination in accessing health care, including lack of pro...
Courtesy stigma of parents of children with Down syndrome: Adaptation process and transcendent stage
Courtesy stigma of parents of children with Down syndrome: Adaptation process and transcendent stage
Abstract Courtesy stigma, which arises from close connections to people with stigmatized characteristics, negatively affec...
Value of a genetics clinic evaluation in identifying women at risk for hereditary breast‐ovarian cancer syndrome
Value of a genetics clinic evaluation in identifying women at risk for hereditary breast‐ovarian cancer syndrome
Abstract Our work evaluates the contributions of a genetics clinic visit in assessing patients’ risk of hereditary ...
Utilization of genetic testing: Analysis of 4,499 prior authorization requests for molecular genetic tests at four US regional health plans
Utilization of genetic testing: Analysis of 4,499 prior authorization requests for molecular genetic tests at four US regional health plans
Abstract Continuous advances in genetic testing methodologies and an increased understanding of the genetic mechanisms of ...
Parenting a child with Down syndrome: A qualitative study of everyday practices in Danish families
Parenting a child with Down syndrome: A qualitative study of everyday practices in Danish families
Abstract Genetic counseling about Down syndrome is suggested to include information on a future family life. However, ther...
Preferences for and acceptability of receiving pharmacogenomic results by mail: A focus group study with a primarily African‐American cohort
Preferences for and acceptability of receiving pharmacogenomic results by mail: A focus group study with a primarily African‐American cohort
Abstract Although genetic counseling is traditionally done through in-person, one-on-one visits, workforce shortages call ...
Assessing genetic counselors’ graduate school education and training in congenital heart defects
Assessing genetic counselors’ graduate school education and training in congenital heart defects
Abstract Genetic counselors are one of the many providers involved in caring for patients with congenital heart defects (C...
Genetic counselor use of self‐involving responses in a clinical setting: A qualitative investigation
Genetic counselor use of self‐involving responses in a clinical setting: A qualitative investigation
Abstract Self-involving responses are direct expressions of genetic counselors’ here-and-now feelings about/reactio...
The role of emotional sensitivity to probability in the decision to choose genetic testing
The role of emotional sensitivity to probability in the decision to choose genetic testing
Abstract While the availability of genetic testing is rapidly increasing, many opt out of testing. The decision to test or...
Genetic discrimination views in online discussion forums: Perspectives from Canadian forumites
Genetic discrimination views in online discussion forums: Perspectives from Canadian forumites
Abstract Recent advancements in genetic technologies have made genetic information increasingly sought out in a wide range...
Physician awareness, preparedness, and opinions toward consumer‐initiated genetic testing in Thailand: Views from a changing landscape
Physician awareness, preparedness, and opinions toward consumer‐initiated genetic testing in Thailand: Views from a changing landscape
Abstract Consumer-initiated genetic tests have captured public interest in recent years, including in low-to-middle-income...
Awareness of genetic counseling services among allied healthcare professionals in South Africa
Awareness of genetic counseling services among allied healthcare professionals in South Africa
Abstract Genetic counseling has been shown to increase patient empowerment leading to positive outcomes. However, in the J...
Understanding patients' views and willingness toward the use of telehealth in a cancer genetics service in Asia
Understanding patients' views and willingness toward the use of telehealth in a cancer genetics service in Asia
Abstract Telehealth is a growing field, its pertinence magnified by COVID-19 causing the accelerated digitalization of the...
Understanding and perception of direct‐to‐consumer genetic testing in Hong Kong
Understanding and perception of direct‐to‐consumer genetic testing in Hong Kong
Abstract Direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTCGT) is gaining popularity in Hong Kong (HK). As DTCGT forgoes specialist m...
Opinions of adults affected with later‐onset lysosomal storage diseases regarding newborn screening: A qualitative study
Opinions of adults affected with later‐onset lysosomal storage diseases regarding newborn screening: A qualitative study
Abstract Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions causing substrate accumulation leading ...
Public perceived knowledge of, attitude toward, and use of genetic testing in urban China
Public perceived knowledge of, attitude toward, and use of genetic testing in urban China
Abstract Because most research about laypeople and genetic testing (GT) has been conducted in other nations than China, we...
Understanding and interpretation of a variant of uncertain significance (VUS) genetic test result by pediatric providers who do not specialize in genetics
Understanding and interpretation of a variant of uncertain significance (VUS) genetic test result by pediatric providers who do not specialize in genetics
Abstract The advancement of genetic testing technologies has allowed for better diagnosis and management of patients, but ...
Family planning in carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants
Family planning in carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants
Abstract BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers have a high lifetime risk of developing breast and ovarian malignanci...
“Doctors can read about it, they can know about it, but they've never lived with it”: How parents use social media throughout the diagnostic odyssey
“Doctors can read about it, they can know about it, but they've never lived with it”: How parents use social media throughout the diagnostic odyssey
Abstract Parents of children with undiagnosed conditions struggle to obtain information about how to treat and support the...
The role of psychosocial factors in Black women's self‐efficacy in receiving genetic counseling and testing
The role of psychosocial factors in Black women's self‐efficacy in receiving genetic counseling and testing
Abstract Higher self-efficacy in receiving genetic counseling and testing (GCT) has been associated with greater participa...
Exploring racial and ethnic minority individuals’ journey to becoming genetic counselors: Mapping paths to diversifying the genetic counseling profession
Exploring racial and ethnic minority individuals’ journey to becoming genetic counselors: Mapping paths to diversifying the genetic counseling profession
Abstract Reasons for limited ethnic and racial diversity among genetic counselors in the United States may be elucidated t...
A systematic review of psycho‐social interventions for individuals with a BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant
A systematic review of psycho‐social interventions for individuals with a BRCA1/2 pathogenic variant
Abstract Women with a pathogenic variant in BRCA1/2 genes have up to an 87% lifetime risk of breast cancer and up to a 68%...
Prenatal genetic counselors' perceptions of the impact of abortion legislation on counseling and access in the United States
Prenatal genetic counselors' perceptions of the impact of abortion legislation on counseling and access in the United States
Abstract Genetic counselors have an important role in offering and appropriate coordinating abortion services for patients...
Utilization of breast cancer risk prediction models by cancer genetic counselors in clinical practice predominantly in the United States
Utilization of breast cancer risk prediction models by cancer genetic counselors in clinical practice predominantly in the United States
Abstract Risk assessment in cancer genetic counseling is essential in identifying individuals at high risk for developing ...
Genetic counseling students' and recent graduates' attitudes toward psychiatric illness
Genetic counseling students' and recent graduates' attitudes toward psychiatric illness
Abstract Due to the high prevalence of mental illness in the general population, genetic counselors are likely to encounte...
Building a foundation in self‐awareness: Genetic counseling students’ experiences with self‐care, reflection, and mindfulness
Building a foundation in self‐awareness: Genetic counseling students’ experiences with self‐care, reflection, and mindfulness
Abstract Stress and anxiety are significant concerns for practicing genetic counselors as well as genetic counseling stude...
A report of the AGCPD task force to evaluate associations between select admissions requirements, demographics, and performance on ABGC certification examination
A report of the AGCPD task force to evaluate associations between select admissions requirements, demographics, and performance on ABGC certification examination
Abstract Graduation from a genetic counseling graduate program accredited by the Accreditation Council of Genetic Counseli...
Misattributed parentage identified through diagnostic exome sequencing: Frequency of detection and reporting practices
Misattributed parentage identified through diagnostic exome sequencing: Frequency of detection and reporting practices
Abstract Access to genetic testing, namely, diagnostic exome sequencing (DES), has significantly improved, subsequently in...
Characteristics associated with the perceived likelihood to become parents among young adults with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait in the USA
Characteristics associated with the perceived likelihood to become parents among young adults with sickle cell disease or sickle cell trait in the USA
Abstract Individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) and individuals with sickle cell trait (SCT) have different health tra...
Influence of genetic counselor medical history on specialty and psychosocial practice in North America
Influence of genetic counselor medical history on specialty and psychosocial practice in North America
Abstract A personal or family medical history is inherently part of a genetic counselor's life story. Yet, the degree to w...
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