Patient-focused pathogen genetic counselling—has the time come?

Angeline S Ferdinand; Jane S Hocking; Justin T. Denholm; Benjamin P. Howden; Deborah A. Williamson

doi:10.1186/s13073-021-00993-w

Genome Medicine (Nov 2021)

Patient-focused pathogen genetic counselling—has the time come?

Angeline S Ferdinand,
Jane S Hocking,
Justin T. Denholm,
Benjamin P. Howden,
Deborah A. Williamson

Affiliations

Angeline S Ferdinand: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Jane S Hocking: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
Justin T. Denholm: Victorian Tuberculosis Program, Melbourne Health
Benjamin P. Howden: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Deborah A. Williamson: Department of Infectious Diseases, The University of Melbourne at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-021-00993-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Abstract Ensuring accordance with principles of healthcare ethics requires improved communication of pathogen genomic data. This could include educating healthcare professionals in communicating pathogen genomic information to individuals, developing ethical frameworks for reporting pathogen genomic results to individuals, responsible media reporting guidelines, and counselling for individuals (‘pathogen genetic counselling’).

Published in Genome Medicine

ISSN: 1756-994X (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine; Science: Biology (General): Genetics
Website: https://genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/

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