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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Genetic counselling for Gaucher's disease requires a comprehensive approach, including accurate diagnosis at both the enzymatic and molecular levels, and assessment of disease severity. These goals are particularly challenging given the great allelic and phenotypic heterogeneity encountered in this disorder. Counselling should address the specific concerns of the counsellee, which may be related to evaluation of an affected person, or to reproductive options in couples at risk. Advances in both diagnosis and treatment have led to increased ascertainment of cases and carriers through population based screening, rather than through affected probands, raising new ethical and medical dilemmas. This chapter outlines practical issues in counselling for the various forms of Gaucher's disease, based on current data and experience.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0950-3536
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
779-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Gaucher's disease: genetic counselling and population screening.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Genetic Services, Shaare-Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review