Barriers and strategies to integrate medical genetics and primary care in underserved populations: a scoping review

AF Chou, AR Duncan, G Hallford, DM Kelley… - Journal of community …, 2021 - Springer
Despite clinical and technological advances, serious gaps remain in delivering genetic
services due to disparities in workforce distribution and lack of coverage for genetic testing …

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: an updated systematic review of healthcare professionals' knowledge and views, and ethical and legal concerns

MF Martins, LT Murry, L Telford… - European Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC-GT) is becoming increasingly widespread. The aim
of this research was to systematically review the literature published on healthcare …

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT): reliability, challenges, and future directions

SS Jayashankar, ML Nasaruddin, MF Hassan… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-invasive prenatal testing was first discovered in 1988; it was primarily thought to be
able to detect common aneuploidies, such as Patau syndrome (T13), Edward Syndrome …

The stepwise process of integrating a genetic counsellor into primary care

C Slomp, E Morris… - European Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Genetic services have historically been housed in tertiary care, requiring referral, which can
present access barriers. While integrating genetics into primary care could facilitate access …

Understanding the barriers and enablers of pharmacogenomic testing in primary care: a qualitative systematic review with meta-aggregation synthesis

S Qureshi, A Latif, L Condon, RK Akyea, J Kai… - …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Pharmacogenomic testing can indicate which drugs may have limited
therapeutic action or lead to adverse effects, hence guiding rational and safe prescribing …

Pitfalls and challenges in genetic test interpretation: an exploration of genetic professionals experience with interpretation of results

KE Donohue, C Gooch, A Katz, J Wakelee… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The interpretation of genetic testing results is subject to error. This observational study
illustrates examples of pitfalls and challenges in interpretation of genetic testing results as …

Application of a framework to guide genetic testing communication across clinical indications

MLG Hallquist, EP Tricou, KE Ormond, JM Savatt… - Genome Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Genetic information is increasingly relevant across healthcare. Traditional
genetic counseling (GC) may limit access to genetic information and may be more …

Primary care physician experiences with integrated population-scale genetic testing: a mixed-methods assessment

AA Lemke, LM Amendola, K Kuchta… - Journal of Personalized …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The scalable delivery of genomic medicine requires collaboration between genetics and
non-genetics providers. Thus, it is essential to investigate and address the perceived value …

[HTML][HTML] Use of eConsult to enhance genetics service delivery in primary care: A multimethod study

JC Carroll, C Liddy, A Afkham, E Keely, ES Goh… - Genetics in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Electronic consultation (eConsult) is a freely-available secure online platform
connecting primary care providers (PCPs) to geneticists. Our purpose was to determine …

Risk-stratified breast cancer screening incorporating a polygenic risk score: A survey of UK general practitioners' knowledge and attitudes

A Ayoub, J Lapointe, H Nabi, N Pashayan - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
A polygenic risk score (PRS) quantifies the aggregated effects of common genetic variants in
an individual. A 'personalised breast cancer risk assessment'combines PRS with other …