Personalized Genomic Medicine and Prenatal Genetic Testing

Dolan comments on the study by Kuppermann and colleagues presenting important results from a clinical trial evaluating the effect of an intervention designed to facilitate informed decision making by pregnant women (with widely varying levels of health literacy and numeracy) confronted by the myriad...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 312; no. 12; pp. 1203 - 1205
Main Author Dolan, Siobhan M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 24.09.2014
Subjects
Clinical trials
Decision making
Decision Support Techniques
Female
Genetic Testing
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Patient Participation
Pregnancy
Prenatal care
Prenatal Diagnosis
Womens health
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Summary:Dolan comments on the study by Kuppermann and colleagues presenting important results from a clinical trial evaluating the effect of an intervention designed to facilitate informed decision making by pregnant women (with widely varying levels of health literacy and numeracy) confronted by the myriad genetic screening and testing options. She stresses that learning more about women's values and preferences and providing educational tools for women to use in their clinicians' offices, are essential for widespread implementation. Only through such efforts can the promise of personalized genomic medicine be fully realized during the prenatal period.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2014.12205