Promoting international, locally focused, and patient-oriented genetic counseling

Jon Weil¹, Dina Alaeddin^{2

3}, Rawan Awwad^{2

4}, Nour Chanouha^{2

5}, Batoul Elbassiouny^{2

6}, Aisha Furqan^{7

8}, Michelle F Jacobs^{7

9}, Grace Kavanaugh^{7

10}, Arpita Neogi^{7

11}, Smita K Rao^{7

12}, Monisha Sebastin^{7

13}

Affiliations

¹ Independent scholar.
² Arab Society of Genetic Counselors, Birmingham, MI.
³ Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Fairfax, VA.
⁴ Fairfax EggBank, Fairfax, VA.
⁵ Department of OBGYN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
⁶ Igenomix Middle East, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ International Special Interest Group, National Society of Genetic Counselors, Chicago, IL.
⁸ Stanford Healthcare, Palo Alto, CA.
⁹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
¹⁰ Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.
¹¹ Baylor Genetics, Houston, TX.
¹² Genexsure, LLC, Nashville, TN.
¹³ Montefiore Medical Center, New York City, NY.

PMID: 39712957
PMCID: PMC11658551
DOI: 10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101880

Promoting international, locally focused, and patient-oriented genetic counseling

Jon Weil et al. Genet Med Open. 2024.

. 2024 Aug 2;2(Suppl 2):101880.

doi: 10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101880. eCollection 2024.

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Affiliations

¹ Independent scholar.
² Arab Society of Genetic Counselors, Birmingham, MI.
³ Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Fairfax, VA.
⁴ Fairfax EggBank, Fairfax, VA.
⁵ Department of OBGYN, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.
⁶ Igenomix Middle East, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
⁷ International Special Interest Group, National Society of Genetic Counselors, Chicago, IL.
⁸ Stanford Healthcare, Palo Alto, CA.
⁹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
¹⁰ Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.
¹¹ Baylor Genetics, Houston, TX.
¹² Genexsure, LLC, Nashville, TN.
¹³ Montefiore Medical Center, New York City, NY.

PMID: 39712957
PMCID: PMC11658551
DOI: 10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101880

No abstract available

Keywords: Genetic counseling; Global; International aspects; Locally focused; Patient oriented.

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Conflict of interest statement

Aisha Furqan holds stocks in Natera, Inc, and is a cofounder of the nonprofit Pakistani Society of Medical Genetics. Smita K. Rao is the cofounder of Genexsure LLC, which is a genetic counseling telemedicine company. Rawan Awwad is one of the cofounders of Arab Society of Genetic Counselors. All other authors have no conflicts of interest.

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