Genetic testing in neurodevelopmental disorders

JM Savatt, SM Myers - Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neurodevelopmental disorders are the most prevalent chronic medical conditions
encountered in pediatric primary care. In addition to identifying appropriate descriptive …

The global state of the genetic counseling profession

MA Abacan, L Alsubaie, K Barlow-Stewart… - European Journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
The profession of genetic counseling (also called genetic counselling in many countries)
began nearly 50 years ago in the United States, and has grown internationally in the past 30 …

Congenital long QT syndrome

AD Krahn, Z Laksman, RW Sy, PG Postema… - Clinical …, 2022 - jacc.org
Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) encompasses a group of heritable conditions that are
associated with cardiac repolarization dysfunction. Since its initial description in 1957, our …

Genetics of eating disorders: what the clinician needs to know

CM Bulik, L Blake, J Austin - Psychiatric Clinics, 2019 - psych.theclinics.com
Few areas in psychiatry have advanced as rapidly as psychiatric genetics. We can now
study the genomes of individuals with and without psychiatric disorders with increasing …

Achieving universal genetic assessment for women with ovarian cancer: are we there yet? A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Lin, RN Sharaf, R Saganty, D Ahsan, J Feit… - Gynecologic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Several professional organizations recommend universal genetic assessment for
people with ovarian cancer as identifying pathogenic variants can affect treatment …

Genetic testing in prostate cancer management: Considerations informing primary care

VN Giri, TM Morgan, DS Morris… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Inherited genetic mutations can significantly increase the risk for prostate cancer (PC), may
be associated with aggressive disease and poorer outcomes, and can have hereditary …

Limitations, concerns and potential: attitudes of healthcare professionals toward preimplantation genetic testing using polygenic risk scores

M Siermann, O Valcke, JR Vermeesch… - European Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Preimplantation genetic testing using polygenic risk scores (PGT-P) has recently been
introduced. However, PGT-P has been met with many ethical concerns. It is therefore …

Five priorities of African genomics research: the next frontier

A Wonkam, NS Munung, C Dandara… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
To embrace the prospects of accurately diagnosing thousands of monogenic conditions,
predicting disease risks for complex traits or diseases, tailoring treatment to individuals' …

BRCA genetic testing and counseling in breast cancer: how do we meet our patients' needs?

P Dubsky, C Jackisch, SA Im, KK Hunt, CF Li… - NPJ Breast …, 2024 - nature.com
BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor suppressor genes that have been linked to inherited
susceptibility of breast cancer. Germline BRCA1/2 pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants …

Errors in genetic testing: the fourth case series

MB Farmer, DC Bonadies, SM Mahon… - The Cancer …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose In this ongoing national case series, we document 25 new genetic testing cases in
which tests were recommended, ordered, interpreted, or used incorrectly. Methods An …