Genetic counselors and Genomic Counseling in the United Kingdom

TY - JOUR

T1 - Genetic counselors and Genomic Counseling in the United Kingdom

AU - Middleton, Anna

AU - Hall, Georgina

AU - Patch, Christine

PY - 2015/3/1

Y1 - 2015/3/1

N2 - Is genomic counseling an extension of genetic counseling? We explore the different ways that genomic data might be delivered to patients; and discuss the skills that genetic counselors and clinical geneticists are already using to deliver results from sequencing technologies. As genomics is introduced into mainstream health services, genetic counselors need to be part of the conversation about the familial implications of genomic data as well as how to actually communicate this appropriately.

AB - Is genomic counseling an extension of genetic counseling? We explore the different ways that genomic data might be delivered to patients; and discuss the skills that genetic counselors and clinical geneticists are already using to deliver results from sequencing technologies. As genomics is introduced into mainstream health services, genetic counselors need to be part of the conversation about the familial implications of genomic data as well as how to actually communicate this appropriately.

U2 - 10.1002/mgg3.123

DO - 10.1002/mgg3.123

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 25802877

SN - 2324-9269

VL - 3

SP - 79

EP - 83

JO - Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

JF - Molecular genetics & genomic medicine

IS - 2

ER -