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    Journal of Genetic Counseling: Volume 25, Issue 3

    413-609
    June 2016
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The Quality of Genetic Counseling and Connected Factors as Evaluated by Male BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers in Finland

Outi Kajula,  Maria Kääriäinen,  Jukka S. Moilanen,  Helvi Kyngäs, 
  • Pages: 413-421
  • First Published: 29 September 2015
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Predictive Genetic Testing and Alternatives to Face to Face Results Disclosure: A Retrospective Review of Patients Preference for Alternative Modes of BRCA 1 and 2 Results Disclosure in the Republic of Ireland

Rosie O'Shea,  Marie Meany,  Cliona Carroll,  Nuala Cody,  David Healy,  Andrew Green,  Sally Ann Lynch, 
  • Pages: 422-431
  • First Published: 26 September 2015
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Reproductive Decision-Making in MMR Mutation Carriers After Results Disclosure: Impact of Psychological Status in Childbearing Options

Jacqueline Duffour,  Audrey Combes,  Evelyne Crapez,  Florence Boissière-Michot,  Frédéric Bibeau,  Pierre Senesse,  Marc Ychou,  Julie Courraud,  Hélène de Forges,  Lise Roca, 
  • Pages: 432-442
  • First Published: 22 September 2015
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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a Survey of Perspectives on Carrier Testing and Communication Within the Family

Brenna Hayes,  Susan Hassed,  Jae Lindsay Chaloner,  Christopher E. Aston,  Carrie Guy, 
  • Pages: 443-453
  • First Published: 19 October 2015
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Assessment of the Readability of Genetic Counseling Patient Letters

Emily Brown,  Megan Skinner,  Stephanie Ashley,  Kate Reed,  Shannan DeLany Dixon, 
  • Pages: 454-460
  • First Published: 29 September 2015
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Communication Between Breast Cancer Patients Who Received Inconclusive Genetic Test Results and Their Daughters and Sisters Years After Testing

Jessica E. Baars,  Margreet G. E. M. Ausems,  Els van Riel,  Marijke C. Kars,  Eveline M. A. Bleiker, 
  • Pages: 461-471
  • First Published: 08 October 2015
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Patient Perceptions of Telephone vs. In-Person BRCA1/BRCA2 Genetic Counseling

Beth N. Peshkin,  Scott Kelly,  Rachel H. Nusbaum,  Morgan Similuk,  Tiffani A. DeMarco,  Gillian W. Hooker,  Heiddis B. Valdimarsdottir,  Andrea D. Forman,  Jessica Rispoli Joines,  Claire Davis,  Shelley R. McCormick,  Wendy McKinnon,  Kristi D. Graves,  Claudine Isaacs,  Judy Garber,  Marie Wood,  Lina Jandorf,  Marc D. Schwartz, 
  • Pages: 472-482
  • First Published: 12 October 2015
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Genetic Test Results and Disclosure to Family Members: Qualitative Interviews of Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Ethical and Professional Issues in France

Diane d’ Audiffret Van Haecke,  Sandrine de Montgolfier, 
  • Pages: 483-494
  • First Published: 19 October 2015
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Prognostic Factors for Distress After Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer

Jan S. Voorwinden,  Jan P. C. Jaspers, 
  • Pages: 495-503
  • First Published: 16 October 2015
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High Satisfaction and Low Distress in Breast Cancer Patients One Year after BRCA-Mutation Testing without Prior Face-to-Face Genetic Counseling

Aisha S. Sie,  Liesbeth Spruijt,  Wendy A. G. van Zelst-Stams,  Arjen R. Mensenkamp,  Marjolijn J. L. Ligtenberg,  Han G. Brunner,  Judith B. Prins,  Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, 
  • Pages: 504-514
  • First Published: 04 November 2015
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Next Generation Sequencing in the Clinic: a Patterns of Care Study in a Retrospective Cohort of Subjects Referred to a Genetic Medicine Clinic for Suspected Lynch Syndrome

Carlos J. Gallego,  Matthew L. Perez,  Amber Burt,  Laura M. Amendola,  Brian H. Shirts,  Colin C. Pritchard,  Fuki M. Hisama,  Robin L. Bennett,  David L. Veenstra,  Gail P. Jarvik, 
  • Pages: 515-519
  • First Published: 05 December 2015
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Cancer Worry, Perceived Risk and Cancer Screening in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Familial Gastric Cancer

Jenny Li,  Tae L. Hart,  Melyssa Aronson,  Cassandra Crangle,  Anand Govindarajan, 
  • Pages: 520-528
  • First Published: 22 October 2015
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Easing the Burden: Describing the Role of Social, Emotional and Spiritual Support in Research Families with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome

June A. Peters,  Regina Kenen,  Renee Bremer,  Shannon Givens,  Sharon A. Savage,  Phuong L. Mai, 
  • Pages: 529-542
  • First Published: 30 November 2015
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Survey of the Definition of Fetal Viability and the Availability, Indications, and Decision Making Processes for Post-Viability Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormalities and Health Conditions in Canada

Danna Hull,  Gregory Davies,  Christine M. Armour, 
  • Pages: 543-551
  • First Published: 05 November 2015
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Sex Education and Intellectual Disability: Practices and Insight from Pediatric Genetic Counselors

Carly Murphy,  Sharyn Lincoln,  Stephanie Meredith,  Elizabeth M. Cross,  David Rintell, 
  • Pages: 552-560
  • First Published: 19 November 2015
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Reproductive Endocrinologists’ Utilization of Genetic Counselors for Oncofertility and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Treatment of BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers

Allison L. Goetsch,  Catherine Wicklund,  Marla L. Clayman,  Teresa K. Woodruff, 
  • Pages: 561-571
  • First Published: 14 November 2015
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Impact of Genetic Counseling and Testing on Altruistic Motivations to Test for BRCA1/2: a Longitudinal Study

Rahul Garg,  Joseph Vogelgesang,  Kimberly Kelly, 
  • Pages: 572-582
  • First Published: 18 November 2015
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Experience with genetic counseling: the adolescent perspective

Amanda Pichini,  Cheryl Shuman,  Karen Sappleton,  Miriam Kaufman,  David Chitayat,  Riyana Babul-Hirji, 
  • Pages: 583-595
  • First Published: 17 November 2015
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The Moral Reasoning of Genetic Dilemmas Amongst Jewish Israeli Undergraduate Students with Different Religious Affiliations and Scientific Backgrounds

Merav Siani,  Orit Ben-Zvi Assaraf, 
  • Pages: 596-609
  • First Published: 07 December 2015