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The Role of Genetic Counseling in Everyday Medical Practice

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Genetic counseling is a relatively new discipline in medicine that emerged with the advancement of genetic diagnostics and molecular medicine. Genetic counselors are experts at translating the complex language of genomic medicine into terms that are easy to understand for patients, their relatives, and the medical support team. In general, the genetic counseling protocol involves diagnosis, management, and support for individuals and their families at risk for a genetic disorder.

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Hart, K.J., Baldwin, E.E., Best, D.H. (2012). The Role of Genetic Counseling in Everyday Medical Practice. In: Best, D., Swensen, J. (eds) Molecular Genetics and Personalized Medicine. Molecular and Translational Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-530-5_9

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