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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2010-4-28
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pubmed:abstractText |
We report on a study of genetic counseling to 43 adults with Williams syndrome (WS). Participants were initially asked what they knew about how WS occurs. Genetic counseling was provided with a focus on the basic genetics of WS, recurrence risk, and on participants' attitudes toward socio-cultural topics. Forty-nine percent indicated that they would be okay or happy if their baby had WS, 44% said they would be sad or upset, and 5% were unsure. The sad/upset group was significantly older than the okay/happy group and a significantly higher proportion of the former group indicated that they did not plan to have children. During the post-counseling session participants were questioned to determine if they recalled the facts previously presented. Eighty-one percent correctly gave the odds that their child would have WS. Fifty-three percent considered the 50-50 odds to be a high chance. After genetic counseling, 61% were able to state something that had been taught and 88% indicated that they would want to test their baby for WS before birth. Ninety-eight percent would recommend genetic counseling to others. Findings indicate that based on the type of genetic counseling provided in this study, the majority of individuals with WS-a genetic disorder associated with intellectual disability but with relative strengths in (concrete) language and in verbal rote memory-are able to learn simple facts about the genetics of WS and are eager to respond to socio-cultural questions regarding topics typically included in genetic counseling sessions.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
May
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pubmed:issn |
1552-4876
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:day |
15
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pubmed:volume |
154C
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
307-15
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2011-7-28
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Child Care,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Genetic Counseling,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Learning,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Reproduction,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Williams Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:20425790-Young Adult
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pubmed:year |
2010
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Genetic counseling of adults with Williams syndrome: a first study.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, NV, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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