Malignant tumors are currently the leading cause of death worldwide, followed by
cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Although various methods, such as blood …

This review aimed to develop a framework to understand the process of information
management in families with inherited conditions. Electronic databases were searched for …

Diagnosing a child by newborn screening with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to
21-hydroxylase deficiency (CAH) causes multiple challenges for the affected parents and …

The interpersonal communication about health and illness that people engage in every day
is an important—and often foundational—space in which people learn about and manage …

In this paper, we report on the professional development of genetic counselors in the
Philippines as we discuss the status of genetic counseling training and research, along with …

Research into adrenal insufficiency (AI) and congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in
children has focused largely on clinical consequences for patients; and until recently, the …

ABSTRACT Objective Management of Differences of Sex Development (DSD) is complex
and in resource limited settings the psychosexual and psychosocial aspects of DSD care …

Inherited genetic conditions are family diseases. They affect consanguineous relatives, in
lineage for several generations, and impact the family dynamics. Older generations have …

Nurses are key players in the newborn screening (NBS) program. The inherited nature of the
conditions included in the NBS panel means that nurses should be competent in integrating …

‘If I knew more… I would feel less worried’: Filipino Americans’ Attitudes and Knowledge of
Genetic Disease, Counseling, Page 1 Public Health Genomics , DOI: 10.1159/000536173 …