Predictive genetic testing in children.

Predictive genetic testing in children.

Predictive Genetic Testing

Attitudes of genetic counselors towards expanding newborn screening and offering predictive genetic testing to children.

There is movement to expand newborn screening (NBS) to include conditions that challenge the traditional public health screening criteria. Little is known about the attitudes of genetic counselors towards expanding NBS and offering predictive genetic tests to children. For our study genetic counselors completed an internet survey posted on the National Society of Genetic Counselors Listserv reg...

Genetic testing of children.

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Rational suicide and predictive genetic testing.