Complexities of Genetic Counseling for ALS: A Case of Two Siblings with Discordant Genetic Test Results

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 553-557

  Mandich, Paola ^a,b   Mantero, Vittorio ^a,c   Verdiani, Simonetta ^a   Gotta, Fabio ^a,b   Caponnetto, Claudia ^b   Bellone, Emilia ^a,b   Ferrandes, Giovanna ^b   Origone, Paola ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c A MANZONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ALS; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Ethical dilemma; Genetic; Genetic counseling; Genetic testing; TARDBP; TDP43

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; TDP-43 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DOMINANT GENE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; PROCEDURES; SIBLING;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENES, DOMINANT; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84938209664     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-015-9831-y     Document Type: Article

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