"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Genetic Counseling" by people in Profiles.
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Improving Care for Marginalized Populations at Risk for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes: Innovations that Expanded Reach in the CHARM Study. Public Health Genomics. 2024; 27(1):16-22.
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An accessible, relational, inclusive, and actionable (ARIA) model of genetic counseling compared with usual care: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Genet Med. 2022 11; 24(11):2228-2239.
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Implementation matters: How patient experiences differ when genetic counseling accompanies the return of genetic variants of uncertain significance. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2021; 2021:950-958.
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Development and early implementation of an Accessible, Relational, Inclusive and Actionable approach to genetic counseling: The ARIA model. Patient Educ Couns. 2021 05; 104(5):969-978.
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The peroxisomal disorder spectrum and Heimler syndrome: Deep phenotyping and review of the literature. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2020 09; 184(3):618-630.
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Streamlining genetic testing for women with ovarian cancer in a Northern California health care system. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 10; 159(1):221-228.
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Comparison of two Lynch screening strategies in endometrial cancer in a California health system. Gynecol Oncol. 2020 07; 158(1):158-166.
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Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer in Women: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2019 08 20; 322(7):666-685.
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The evolving landscape of expanded carrier screening: challenges and opportunities. Genet Med. 2019 04; 21(4):790-797.
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Approaches to carrier testing and results disclosure in translational genomics research: The clinical sequencing exploratory research consortium experience. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2018 11; 6(6):898-909.