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Genetic counseling of high-risk isolated populations: A worldwide challenge.

Sagi-Dain LenaIrith WeissmanNehama Cohen-KfirLimor KalfonNurit EdriHadas Shasha LavskiAmir PelegTzipora C Falik-Zaccai
Published in: Birth defects research (2021)
Our report highlights the caution, suspicion and time investment which should be practiced and addressed in genetic counseling of high-risk isolated populations. Using EMR may facilitate reaching the correct diagnosis, enable accurate genetic counseling and provide information for decision-making to the couples, as well as "save" a large community from devastating diseases.
Keyphrases
  • genome wide
  • decision making
  • smoking cessation
  • copy number
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • high resolution
  • mass spectrometry
  • antiretroviral therapy