An Assessment of Time Involved in Pre-test Case Review and Counseling for a Whole Genome Sequencing Clinical Research Program

• Published in: Journal of genetic counseling Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 516 - 521
• Main Authors: Williams, Janet L., Faucett, W. Andrew, Smith-Packard, Bethanny, Wagner, Monisa, Williams, Marc S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.08.2014; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Biomedicine; Clinical Psychology; Electronic health record; Electronic health records; Ethics; Genetic Counseling; Genetic testing; Genomics; Gynecology; Human Genetics; Humans; Intellectual disabilities; Intellectual disability; Next Generation Genetic Counseling; Public Health; Sequence Analysis; Time study; Whole genome sequencing; Time study; Genetic counseling; Intellectual disability; Electronic health record; Whole genome sequencing

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is being used for evaluation of individuals with undiagnosed disease of suspected genetic origin. Implementing WGS into clinical practice will place an increased burden upon care teams with regard to pre-test patient education and counseling about results. To quantitate...