TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical genetic counselors
T2 - An asset in the era of precision medicine
AU - Wicklund, Catherine A.L.
AU - Duquette, Debra A.
AU - Swanson, Amy L.
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - Trying to predict what genetic counseling will look like in the era of precision medicine is a continuous challenge. According to the National Institutes of Health, precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle. In order to explore the future of genetic counseling practice in this era, this article examines the current genetic counseling practice, internal and external forces that most likely will continue to shape the genetic counseling profession, and discusses the most important aspects of what genetic counselors have to offer in the era of precision medicine.
AB - Trying to predict what genetic counseling will look like in the era of precision medicine is a continuous challenge. According to the National Institutes of Health, precision medicine is an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle. In order to explore the future of genetic counseling practice in this era, this article examines the current genetic counseling practice, internal and external forces that most likely will continue to shape the genetic counseling profession, and discusses the most important aspects of what genetic counselors have to offer in the era of precision medicine.
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U2 - 10.1002/ajmg.c.31605
DO - 10.1002/ajmg.c.31605
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 29575585
AN - SCOPUS:85044459628
SN - 1552-4868
VL - 178
SP - 63
EP - 67
JO - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics
JF - American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics
IS - 1
ER -