What is next?
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Course: What is Genetic Counselling?
Video Discussion: Genetic Counselling in Action – Giving Genetic Test Results
We would like you to think about the following aspects of the video: How might Helen be feeling when she gets this result? How does the genetic counsellor help Helen …
One response
In a Genetic Counselling consultation, it could be easy to get immediately caught up in the significance of the BRCA2 result. This result is unexpected and therefore could be causing …
Genetic Counselling, Further Considerations
Following what Patel has told you there would be a lot to explore in her clinical consultation First, as a genetic counsellor you might want to pick up on her …
Genetic Counselling for HD
What a genetic counsellor may wish to discuss with Patel In this first appointment with Patel some issues a genetic counsellor might wish to discuss with Patel are: Managing expectations: …
Thinking about prenatal testing
You now know that both Genevieve and Sam are carriers for CF This means their baby has a 1 in 4 or 25% chance of being affected by CF. You …
A Few Key Terms
Before we start this week, it is worth highlighting a few key terms and how we use them in this course Genetic/Genomic testing Genetic testing refers to any test that …
Case Study 1: Some introductory information
This first story is about an inherited condition called Cystic Fibrosis. CF is caused by altered CFTR genes. The CFTR protein controls the movement of salt and water in and …
Glossary
Glossary of terms used in this course Autonomy The concept of autonomy is important in genetic counselling. It refers to an approach where people are free to make their own …