Genetic Counseling: Clinical Practice and Ethical Considerations |
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| Editor:
| Hercher, Laura
Biesecker, Barbara
Austin, Jehannine |
| Series title: | Perspectives CSHL Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62182-396-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2019 |
| Publisher: | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $21.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection captures the current state of genetic counseling and examines the changing roles of genetic counselors in the genomic age. The contributors discuss the range of genetics-related needs people bring to counselors, existing and emerging technologies for genetic testing, challenges related to the abundance of recent discoveries about genetic diseases, the ways in which genetic counseling is integrated into modern medicine, and the expanding roles of genetic counselors...
More DescriptionThis collection captures the current state of genetic counseling and examines the changing roles of genetic counselors in the genomic age. The contributors discuss the range of genetics-related needs people bring to counselors, existing and emerging technologies for genetic testing, challenges related to the abundance of recent discoveries about genetic diseases, the ways in which genetic counseling is integrated into modern medicine, and the expanding roles of genetic counselors beyond the clinical setting. The current and evolving practices in different counseling subspecialties, including infertility, prenatal care, pediatrics, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry, and cancer, are also covered.