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Development of a tiered and binned genetic counseling model for informed consent in the era of multiplex testing for cancer susceptibility
Author(s) -
Angela R. Bradbury,
Linda PatrickMiller,
Jessica M. Long,
Jacquelyn Powers,
Jill E. Stopfer,
Andrea Forman,
Christina Rybak,
Kristin Mattie,
Amanda Brandt,
Rachelle Chambers,
Wendy K. Chung,
Jane E. Churpek,
Mary B. Daly,
Laura DiGiovanni,
Dana Farengo-Clark,
Dominique Fetzer,
Pamela Ganschow,
Generosa Grana,
Cassandra Gulden,
Michael J. Hall,
Lynne Kohler,
Kara N. Maxwell,
Shana L. Merrill,
Susan Montgomery,
Rebecca Mueller,
Sarah M. Nielsen,
Olufunmilayo I. Olopade,
Kimberly Rainey,
Christina Seelaus,
Katherine L. Nathanson,
Susan M. Domchek
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
genetics in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.509
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1530-0366
pISSN - 1098-3600
DOI - 10.1038/gim.2014.134
Subject(s) - informed consent , genetic testing , multiplex , genetic counseling , medicine , penetrance , multidisciplinary approach , family medicine , medical physics , psychology , bioinformatics , genetics , alternative medicine , pathology , biology , gene , social science , sociology , phenotype
Multiplex genetic testing, including both moderate- and high-penetrance genes for cancer susceptibility, is associated with greater uncertainty than traditional testing, presenting challenges to informed consent and genetic counseling. We sought to develop a new model for informed consent and genetic counseling for four ongoing studies.

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