Disclosing Genetic Information to Family Members About Inherited Cardiac Arrhythmias: An Obligation or a Choice?

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 608-615

  Vavolizza, Rick D ^a,b   Kalia, Isha ^a   Aaron, Kathleen Erskine ^a   Silverstein, Louise B ^c   Barlevy, Dorit ^c   Wasserman, David ^c   Walsh, Christine ^d   Marion, Robert W ^d   Dolan, Siobhan M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrhythmia; Disclosing genetic information; Ethical, Legal, and social issues; Family communication; Genetic counseling; Long QT syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONFIDENTIALITY; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONFIDENTIALITY; DISCLOSURE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938208693     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-014-9783-7     Document Type: Article

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