Genetic Testing of Children: Scientific and Ethical Issues - July 2, 2015

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Genetic Testing of Children

Genetic Testing of Children: Scientific and Ethical Issues - July 2, 2015

Points to consider: Ethical, Legal, and psychosocial implications of genetic testing in children and adolescents- Position statement from the American Society of Human Genetics
Botkin JR et al, Am J Hum Genetics, July 2, 2015

Genetic testing in kids is fraught with complications,University of Utah Health Sciences, July 2, 2015

AAP issues new guidance on genetic testing of children, American Academy of Pediatrics 2013

The clinical application of genome-wide sequencing for monogenic diseases in Canada: Position Statement of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists.
Boycott K et al. J. Med. Genet. 2015 Jul (7) 431-7

Importance of genetic evaluation and testing in pediatric cardiomyopathy.
Tariq M et al. World J Cardiol 2014 Nov 26. (11) 1156-65

Genetic investigations in childhood deafness.
Parker M et al. Arch. Dis. Child. 2015 Mar (3) 271-8

Predictive genetic testing for adult-onset disorders in minors: a critical analysis of the arguments for and against the 2013 ACMG guidelines.
Anderson JA et al. Clin. Genet. 2015 Apr (4) 301-10

Epileptic encephalopathies in childhood: The role of genetic testing.
Lemke JR et al. Semin Neurol 2015 Jun (3) 310-22

Ethical and policy issues in newborn screening of children for neurologic and developmental disorders.
Ross LF et al. Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 2015 Jun (3) 787-798

Cancer susceptibility syndromes in children in the area of broad clinical use of massive parallel sequencing.
Kuhlen M et al. Eur. J. Pediatr. 2015 May 16.