The growing needs of genetic counselling—Feasibility in utilization of tele-genetic counselling in Asia and Hong Kong

ATW Chu, CCY Chung, SPY Hue, BHY Chung - Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The need for the expansion of genomic services has been at a record time high in the past
decade. As technological advancement continues to strengthen the entire genetic and …

Employing effective recruitment and retention strategies to engage a diverse pediatric population in genomics research

MA Ramos, KE Bonini, L Scarimbolo, NR Kelly… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
Underrepresentation in clinical genomics research limits the generalizability of findings and
the benefits of scientific discoveries. We describe the impact of patient-centered, data-driven …

Poison exon annotations improve the yield of clinically relevant variants in genomic diagnostic testing

SA Felker, JMJ Lawlor, SM Hiatt, ML Thompson… - Genetics in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) often result from rare genetic
variation, but genomic testing yield for NDDs remains below 50%, suggesting that clinically …

Detection of mosaic variants using genome sequencing in a large pediatric cohort

JA Odgis, KM Gallagher, AU Rehman… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The increased use of next‐generation sequencing has expanded our understanding of the
involvement and prevalence of mosaicism in genetic disorders. We describe a total of …

Genomic Answers for Kids: Toward more equitable access to genomic testing for rare diseases in rural populations

ASA Cohen, CD Berrios, TN Zion, CM Barrett… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - cell.com
Next-generation sequencing has revolutionized the speed of rare disease (RD) diagnoses.
While clinical exome and genome sequencing represent an effective tool for many RD …

Identification of copy number variants with genome sequencing: Clinical experiences from the NYCKidSeq program

KE Bonini, A Thomas‐Wilson, PN Marathe… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Copy number variations (CNVs) play a significant role in human disease. While
chromosomal microarray has traditionally been the first‐tier test for CNV detection, use of …

Genomic sequencing in diverse and underserved pediatric populations: parent perspectives on understanding, uncertainty, psychosocial impact, and personal utility …

BB Biesecker, SL Ackerman, KB Brothers, KM East… - Genetics in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Purpose Limited evidence evaluates parents' perceptions of their child's clinical genomic
sequencing (GS) results, particularly among individuals from medically underserved groups …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating parental personal utility of pediatric genetic and genomic testing in a diverse, multilingual population

PN Marathe, SA Suckiel, KE Bonini, NR Kelly… - Human Genetics and …, 2024 - cell.com
There is increasing evidence of the clinical utility of genetic and genomic testing (GT);
however, factors influencing personal utility of GT, especially in diverse, multilingual …

Physician and informal care use explained by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) in children with suspected genetic disorders

A Berkalieva, NR Kelly, A Fisher, SF Hohmann… - Quality of Life …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To examine associations between Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0
Generic Core Scales and PedsQL Infant Scales with formal health care resource utilization …

[HTML][HTML] Physician services and costs after disclosure of diagnostic sequencing results in the NYCKidSeq program

A Berkalieva, NR Kelly, A Fisher, SF Hohmann… - Genetics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose To better understand the effects of returning diagnostic sequencing results on
clinical actions and economic outcomes for pediatric patients with suspected genetic …