Association of Patient and Site-of-Care Characteristics With Reproductive Carrier Screening Timing in a Large Integrated Health System
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.40829
Abstract: Key Points Question Are site of care, clinician, and patient-specific factors associated with differences in whether reproductive genetic carrier screening was ordered prior to vs during pregnancy across a health care system? Findings This cross-sectional… read more here.
Keywords: system; site care; health; carrier screening ... See more keywords
Clinical validity of expanded carrier screening: Evaluating the gene‐disease relationship in more than 200 conditions
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DOI: 10.1002/humu.24033
Abstract: Clinical guidelines consider expanded carrier screening (ECS) to be an acceptable method of carrier screening. However, broader guideline support and payer adoption require evidence for associations between the genes on ECS panels and the conditions… read more here.
Keywords: carrier screening; gene; gene disease; clinical validity ... See more keywords
Perceived barriers to paternal expanded carrier screening following a positive maternal result: To screen or not to screen
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DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1333
Abstract: Expanded carrier screening identifies individuals who are at risk of having a child with an autosomal recessive condition. The most accurate risk assessment requires that both mother and father undergo carrier screening to determine whether… read more here.
Keywords: carrier screening; following positive; expanded carrier; screen ... See more keywords
Interest in and uptake of genetic counseling for preconception carrier screening when offered to predominantly white reproductive-age persons seeking gynecologic care at a single U.S. academic medical center.
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DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1457
Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the level of interest in preconception carrier screening among reproductive-aged persons presenting for gynecologic care and to identify demographic factors predictive of pursuing screening. Patients aged 18-40… read more here.
Keywords: genetic counseling; carrier screening; interest; preconception carrier ... See more keywords
Reasons affecting the uptake of reproductive genetic carrier screening among nonpregnant reproductive‐aged women in Flanders (Belgium)
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DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1575
Abstract: Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) allows to identify couples who have an increased likelihood of conceiving a child affected with an autosomal recessive or X‐linked monogenic condition. Multiple studies have reported on a wide and… read more here.
Keywords: genetic carrier; rgcs; carrier screening; reasons accept ... See more keywords
Expanded carrier screening for reproductive risk assessment: An evidence-based practice guideline from the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
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DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1676
Abstract: Expanded carrier screening (ECS) intends to broadly screen healthy individuals to determine their reproductive chance for autosomal recessive (AR) and X-linked (XL) conditions with infantile or early-childhood onset, which may impact reproductive management (Committee Opinion… read more here.
Keywords: ecs; carrier; carrier screening; evidence ... See more keywords
Current attitudes toward carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy among pregnant women in Eastern China.
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DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1691
Abstract: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive and often fatal neurological disease. However, very little is known about the attitudes toward SMA carrier screening among Chinese pregnant people. In this study, pregnant women in… read more here.
Keywords: attitudes toward; carrier screening; pregnant women; sma ... See more keywords
Pregnant Latinas' perspectives on pursuing expanded carrier screening: "It is better to know than not".
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DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1696
Abstract: With the advance of genetic technologies, the use of expanded carrier screening (ECS) in the prenatal setting is growing. ECS tests for a wide range of inherited genetic disorders regardless of racial/ethnic background and family… read more here.
Keywords: ecs; carrier screening; pregnant latinas; expanded carrier ... See more keywords
Expanded carrier screening for monogenic disorders: where are we now?
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DOI: 10.1002/pd.5109
Abstract: Expanded carrier screening (ECS), which can identify carriers of a large number of recessive disorders in the general population, has grown in popularity and is now widely accessible to prospective parents. This article presents a… read more here.
Keywords: carrier screening; screening monogenic; monogenic disorders; expanded carrier ... See more keywords
Views of reproductive genetic carrier screening participants regarding screening for genes associated with non‐syndromic hearing loss
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DOI: 10.1002/pd.6253
Abstract: Reproductive genetic carrier screening (RGCS) panels often include genes associated with non‐syndromic hearing loss (NSHL) despite a lack of evidence of acceptability. Although some couples take steps to avoid having a child who is deaf,… read more here.
Keywords: genetic carrier; associated non; genes associated; carrier screening ... See more keywords
Expanded carrier screening: What conditions should we screen for?
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DOI: 10.1002/pd.6306
Abstract: Carrier screening tests reproductive couples for their risk of having children affected by serious monogenic conditions. Carrier screening has historically been offered for certain conditions in high‐risk populations. However, more recent evidence has shown that… read more here.
Keywords: carrier; carrier screening; screening conditions; panel ... See more keywords