... make decisions about revealing predictive genetic test results to children within a relatively short ... ," explains Beth Peshkin, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at Lombardi and a co-author of the study. ...
... mutation or a variant of uncertain significance).
"Many parents share genetic test results with their children," said Bradbury. "According to our research, most parents do not perceive their children ...
... survey also measured quality of life and depression symptoms in patients who received genetic test results and compared their rankings to those of untested patients.
"Regardless of their test result, ...
... between the higher risk or lower risk groups. Scientists agreed that regardless of the genetic test result, quitting smoking is the single most important step a smoker can take in preventing lung ...
... discovered until 1995. In 2004, the first genetic test for LQTS became clinically available ... physicians need to meticulously interpret genetic test results with the same scrutiny and tenacity as any ...
... that will bar health insurance companies or employers from denying or canceling coverage, hiking premiums or making decisions on hiring, firing and compensation based on genetic test results. [More]
... at risk for developing heart disease? In the current era of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, many fear that individuals will put too much faith in a genetic test result...
... "I used my own genetic material for this study, and my results didn't really ... common human diseases is not yet useful, using genetic testing results to reveal an individual's ancestry is increasingly ...
... women who undergo BRCA gene testing. Women at high risk for developing breast cancer ... account when assessing a woman's needs at the time of genetic testing and results disclosure," the authors wrote. ...
... removed based on their risk. It does not always happen immediately after counseling or a genetic test result and can take more than seven years for patients to decide to go forward with surgery," said ...
