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What is your view For each of the following situations please give your response as Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree Screening tests for Down syndrome should be offered to all pregnant women as the worry caused to women with healthy babies who have an abnormal screening test but a subsequent normal diagnostic test is greatly outweighed by the benefit to the women found to have affected pregnancies. Developed by . Ms. . Shawna . Morrison, . Dr. June Carroll, . and . Dr. Judith . Allanson. Last updated . May 2016. Disclaimer. This presentation is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for clinical judgement. GEC-KO aims to aid the practicing clinician by providing informed opinions regarding genetic services that have been developed in a rigorous and evidence-based manner. Physicians must use their own clinical judgement in addition to published articles and the information presented herein. GEC-KO assumes no responsibility or liability resulting from the use of information contained herein. . Risks and Benefits of Knowing Your Genetic Makeup. Julie Hopp. Genetic Screening: Who Should Be Tested. CDC’s 2004 Science Ambassador Program. Overview. Genetics Review. Types of Genetic Disorders. Ben Ho Park MD PhD. Johns Hopkins University. Financial Disclosures. I have financial relationships with commercial entities that are relevant to the content of this presentation.. Royalties from Horizon Discovery, LTD. Laura . K. Fisher. , MS, CGC. Director . of Genetic . Counseling. October . 8, 2019. Outline. Genetic counseling. What happens at a genetic counseling appointment? . Who should see a genetic counselor?. Presented by:. Wendy . Rubinstein, MD, PhD, FACP, . FACMG. Adriana . Malheiro. , . MS. Brandi . Kattman. , MS, CGC. We encourage questions to be asked throughout the presentation. .. *Please . use . your “chat feature” to send in any questions to presenters. If you have trouble using the chat feature, please feel free to email your question in to . Who is Genetic Services?. Administrative Staff . Genetic Counsellors. Clinical Geneticists. Registries (Familial Cancer). Research Nurses . Laboratories. Clinical staff divided into three. different areas:. Issues. Types of tests being sold. Diagnostic tests – identify specific conditions. Carrier testing - identify those who carry a mutation that if present in two copies causes a genetic disorder.. Ancestry Testing – ethnic background. For educational purposes but not medical. How common are BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in the general population? Inherited mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 are relatively uncommon in the general population. The carrier frequency is estimated to rang Patients in the Hereditary Cancer Network Database Background: Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes increase an individual’s lifetime risk of breast cancer up to 80 percent, ovarian cancer up to 3 Huntington Society of Canada 151 Frederick St., Suite 400, Kitchener ON N2H 2M2 1-800-998-7398 info@huntingtonsociety.ca www.huntingtonsociety.ca Charitable Registration Number 11896 5516 RR0001 Wh Page 1 of 28 UnitedHealthcare Commercial Medical Policy Effecti ve 10/01/2021 Proprietary Information of UnitedHealthcare. Copyright 202 1 United HealthCare Services, Inc. UnitedHealthcareCommercia Chad Ramsey. Vice President, Policy, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Vanessa Cramer. Director, Policy, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Sponsored by. : Genentech, Inc.. Agenda . Setting the table: Timeline & key terms . January 6, 2020. 1. *Disclaimer: MDA and the contributing authors are not responsible for any changes, edits and redistribution of this program, and are solely responsible for the original copy only, which may be found on mda.org: . Cori Chandler, MPA. Sr. Manager, State & Local Campaigns – Access to Care. Genetic Testing. 2. Genetic Testing. What is it?. The testing of a person’s germline genes. This testing is typically performed using biospecimens such as blood or cells.