Developments in predictive testing for inherited cancers have focused attention on the
accurate and sensitive communication of risk information. Although sharing risk information …

Previously published at www. cmaj. ca on Aug. 3, 2009. carcinoma in this syndrome
overlaps with Muir–Torre syndrome, which is a variant of Lynch syndrome. 14, 15 Expanded …

Since the first American Thoracic Society statement regarding the diagnosis and
management of severe alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency in 1989 (1) and the initial …

PURPOSE To determine what consumers and providers would want to discuss about breast
cancer susceptibility testing (BCST) and their preferred role in testing decisions. METHODS …

Ethics in the new genomics era has become an increasingly complex subject that often
arouses passion and confusion. Although 50 years have elapsed since the elucidation of the …

This important book proposes revising the current informed consent protocol for predictive
genetic testing to reflect the trend toward patient-centered medicine. Emphasizing the …

Several studies have reported the coexistence of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors
(GISTs) with many primary carcinomas such as gastric and renal cell carcinomas. However …

With the mapping of the human genome, linkages between genes and health conditions are
expected to increase exponentially 1. Insight into the development of many cancers has …

One measure of the impact of genetic counseling and testing (GCT) is the extent to which it
fosters behavioral change that is consistent with mutation status. We describe and illustrate …

This essay explores how the values at the heart of the ethic of genetic counseling are and
are not congenial with the institutional habits of managed care. As integrated delivery …