"Genetic Counseling" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An educational process that provides information and advice to individuals or families about a genetic condition that may affect them. The purpose is to help individuals make informed decisions about marriage, reproduction, and other health management issues based on information about the genetic disease, the available diagnostic tests, and management programs. Psychosocial support is usually offered.
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D005817
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.158.273.343.385.500.384 N02.421.308.400
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of Genetic Counseling Graduate Program Websites on Student Application Decisions. J Genet Couns. 2017 Dec; 26(6):1213-1220.
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Prenatal Carrier Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Am J Perinatol. 2016 10; 33(12):1211-7.
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Expansion of the variable expression of Muenke syndrome: Hydrocephalus without craniosynostosis. Am J Med Genet A. 2016 12; 170(12):3189-3196.
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Recommendations for the integration of genomics into clinical practice. Genet Med. 2016 11; 18(11):1075-1084.
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Patient choice and clinical outcomes following positive noninvasive prenatal screening for aneuploidy with cell-free DNA (cfDNA). Prenat Diagn. 2016 May; 36(5):456-62.
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Outcome of genetic evaluation of patients with kidney cancer referred for suspected hereditary cancer syndromes. Urol Oncol. 2016 May; 34(5):238.e1-7.
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a Survey of Perspectives on Carrier Testing and Communication Within the Family. J Genet Couns. 2016 06; 25(3):443-53.
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Family communication in a population at risk for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Genet Couns. 2015 Apr; 24(2):336-48.
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FAP, gastric cancer, and genetic counseling featuring children and young adults: a family study and review. Fam Cancer. 2010 Dec; 9(4):581-8.
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Uptake of genetic testing and long-term tumor surveillance in von Hippel-Lindau disease. BMC Med Genet. 2010 Jan 12; 11:4.