Issue 4/2018
Content (30 Articles)
Clinical Cardiovascular Genetic Counselors Take a Leading Role in Team-based Variant Classification
Chloe Reuter, Megan E. Grove, Kate Orland, Katherine Spoonamore, Colleen Caleshu
Managing Variant Interpretation Discrepancies in Hereditary Cancer: Clinical Practice, Concerns, and Desired Resources
Ellen Zirkelbach, Syed Hashmi, Aarti Ramdaney, Leslie Dunnington, Myla Ashfaq, Elizabeth K. Nugent, Kate Wilson
“Bridge to the Literature”? Third-Party Genetic Interpretation Tools and the Views of Tool Developers
Sarah C. Nelson, Stephanie M. Fullerton
Genetic Counsellors and Private Practice: Professional Turbulence and Common Values
Sarah Collis, Clara Gaff, Samantha Wake, Alison McEwen
Movement of Genetic Counselors from Clinical to Non-clinical Positions: Identifying Driving Forces
Stephanie A. Cohen, Megan E. Tucker
Genesurance Counseling: Genetic Counselors’ Roles and Responsibilities in Regards to Genetic Insurance and Financial Topics
Shelby Brown, Susan Puumala, Jennifer Leonhard, Megan Bell, Jason Flanagan, Lori Williamson Dean, Quinn Stein
Genesurance Counseling: Patient Perspectives
Chelsea Wagner, Lauren Murphy, Jacqueline Harkenrider, Sandra Darilek, Eleazar Soto-Torres, Quinn Stein, Jennifer Hoskovec
Time Costs for Genetic Counseling in Preconception Carrier Screening with Genome Sequencing
Frances L. Lynch, Patricia Himes, Marian J. Gilmore, Elissa M. Morris, Jennifer L. Schneider, Tia L. Kauffman, Elizabeth Shuster, Jacob A. Reiss, John F. Dickerson, Michael C. Leo, James V. Davis, Carmit K. McMullen, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Katrina A.B. Goddard
High-Risk Palliative Care Patients’ Knowledge and Attitudes about Hereditary Cancer Testing and DNA Banking
John M. Quillin, Oluwabunmi Emidio, Brittany Ma, Lauryn Bailey, Thomas J. Smith, In Guk Kang, Brandon J. Yu, Oluwafemi Patrick Owodunni, Mohammed Abusamaan, Rab Razzak, Joann N. Bodurtha
Tumor Screening in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome: Parental Perspectives
Kelly A. Duffy, Katheryn L. Grand, Kristin Zelley, Jennifer M. Kalish
Evaluation of Breast Cancer Patients with Genetic Risk in a University Hospital: Before and After the Implementation of a Heredofamilial Cancer Unit
Miriam Lobo, Sara López-Tarruella, Soledad Luque, Santiago Lizarraga, Carmen Flores-Sánchez, Oscar Bueno, Jesús Solera, Yolanda Jerez, Ricardo González del Val, María Isabel Palomero, María Cebollero, Isabel Echavarría, Gabriela Torres, Miguel Martín, Iván Márquez-Rodas
Breast Cancer Genetics Knowledge and Testing Intentions among Nigerian Professional Women
Samuel O. Ngene, Babatunde Adedokun, Prisca Adejumo, Olufunmilayo Olopade
Identification as a Mutation Carrier and Effects on Life According to Experiences of Finnish Male BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers
Outi Kajula, Outi Kuismin, Helvi Kyngäs
“Second-Class Status?” Insight into Communication Patterns and Common Concerns Among Men with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
Alexandra Suttman, Robert Pilarski, Doreen M. Agnese, Leigha Senter
Implementing Group Prenatal Counseling for Expanded Noninvasive Screening Options
Betsy L. Gammon, Laura Otto, Myra Wick, Kristy Borowski, Megan Allyse
Investigating Pregnancy Outcomes After Abnormal Cell-Free DNA Test Results
Jessica Lu, Devereux N. Saller, Luanne M. Fraer, Beatrice A. Chen
Challenges, Dilemmas and Factors Involved in PGD Decision-Making: Providers’ and Patients’ Views, Experiences and Decisions
Robert Klitzman
Reproductive Decision Support: Preferences and Needs of Couples at Risk for Hereditary Cancer and Clinical Geneticists
Kelly Reumkens, A. J. G. van Oudheusden, J. J. G. Gietel-Habets, M. H. E. Tummers, C. E. M. de Die-Smulders, L. A. D. M. van Osch
Examining the Psychosocial Impact of Genetic Testing for Cardiomyopathies
Julia Wynn, David T. Holland, Jimmy Duong, Priyanka Ahimaz, Wendy K. Chung
Psychosocial Profiles of Parents of Children with Undiagnosed Diseases: Managing Well or Just Managing?
Allyn McConkie-Rosell, Stephen R. Hooper, Loren D. M. Pena, Kelly Schoch, Rebecca C. Spillmann, Yong-Hui Jiang, Heidi Cope, Christina Palmer, Vandana Shashi
The Effect of Predictive Testing in Adult-Onset Neurodegenerative Diseases on Social and Personal Life
Petra E. Cohn-Hokke, John C. van Swieten, Yolande A. L. Pijnenburg, Aad Tibben, Hanne Meijers-Heijboer, Anneke Kievit
Genetic Test Reporting and Counseling for Melanoma Risk in Minors May Improve Sun Protection Without Inducing Distress
Tammy K. Stump, Lisa G. Aspinwall, Wendy Kohlmann, Marjan Champine, Jamie Hauglid, Yelena P. Wu, Emily Scott, Pamela Cassidy, Sancy A. Leachman
Physicians’ Awareness and Utilization of Genetic Services in Texas
Callie Diamonstein, Blair Stevens, S. Shahrukh Hashmi, Jerrie Refuerzo, Cathy Sullivan, Jennifer Hoskovec
Perceived Changes to Obstetric Care and the Integration of Personal and Professional Life as a Pregnant Prenatal Genetic Counselor
Jennifer L. Rietzler, Laura E. Birkeland, Elizabeth M. Petty
Comparison of Practice Guidelines, BRCAPRO, and Genetic Counselor Estimates to Identify Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Pancreatic Cancer
Robert C. Grant, Spring Holter, Ayelet Borgida, Neesha C. Dhani, David W. Hedley, Jennifer J. Knox, Mohammad R. Akbari, George Zogopoulos, Steven Gallinger
Identifying and Addressing Genetic Counseling Challenges among Indigenous People of Oaxaca—One Center’s Experience with Two Immigrant Farmworker Families in the Central Valley of California
Joseph J. Shen, Jason Carmichael, Leoncio Vásquez Santos
The Contribution of the Reciprocal-Engagement Model as a Theoretical Framework of a Portuguese Scale for Quality Assessment of Genetic Counseling
C. Costa, M. S. Lemos, Milena Paneque
Response to Costa, Lemos, and Paneque Letter to the Editor
Patricia McCarthy Veach, Bonnie S. Leroy