Reproductive options for families at risk of Osteogenesis Imperfecta: a review

L Zhytnik, K Simm, A Salumets, M Peters… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic disorder involving bone
fragility. OI patients typically suffer from numerous fractures, skeletal deformities, shortness …

Conceptualizing couples' decision making in PGD: emerging cognitive, emotional, and moral dimensions

PE Hershberger, PF Pierce - Patient education and counseling, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To illuminate and synthesize what is known about the underlying decision
making processes surrounding couples' preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) use or …

Earth-abundant photocatalytic systems for the visible-light-driven reduction of CO 2 to CO

A Rosas-Hernández, C Steinlechner, H Junge… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we report a highly selective photocatalytic system, based on an in situ copper
photosensitizer and an iron catalyst, for the reduction of CO2 to CO. Turnover numbers …

The complexity of reproductive decision-making in asymptomatic carriers of the Huntington mutation

M Decruyenaere, G Evers-Kiebooms… - European Journal of …, 2007 - nature.com
The aim of this study was to describe reproductive decisions in mutation carriers after
predictive testing for Huntington's disease (HD) and to identify factors that play a role in …

The geneticization of autism: From new reproductive technologies to the conception of genetic normalcy

K Bumiller - Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2009 - journals.uchicago.edu
This article examines how biomedicalization, the turn toward utilizing science for enhanced
control over the body and the expanded reach of medical technologies in everyday life, has …

PGD patients' and providers' attitudes to the use and regulation of preimplantation genetic diagnosis

AL Kalfoglou, J Scott, K Hudson - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2005 - Elsevier
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) providers and patients have a vested interest in
policy related to the use and regulation of PGD. To understand their experiences and …

The decision-making process of genetically at-risk couples considering preimplantation genetic diagnosis: initial findings from a grounded theory study

PE Hershberger, AM Gallo, K Kavanaugh… - Social Science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Exponential growth in genomics has led to public and private initiatives worldwide that have
dramatically increased the number of procreative couples who are aware of their ability to …

Polygenic risk scoring of human embryos: a qualitative study of media coverage

T Pagnaer, M Siermann, P Borry, O Tšuiko - BMC Medical Ethics, 2021 - Springer
Background Current preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) technologies enable embryo
genotyping across the whole genome. This has led to the development of polygenic risk …

Pre-and post-test genetic counseling for chromosomal and Mendelian disorders

JF Allen, K Stoll, BA Bernhardt - Seminars in perinatology, 2016 - Elsevier
Genetic carrier screening, prenatal screening for aneuploidy, and prenatal diagnostic testing
have expanded dramatically over the past 2 decades. Driven in part by powerful market …

Tampering with nature: A systematic review

G Hoogendoorn, B Sütterlin, M Siegrist - Risk Analysis, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tampering with nature has been shown to be a strong, and sometimes even the strongest,
predictor of the risk perception and acceptance of various technologies and behaviors …