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ArticleAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics2010

Genetic counseling of adults with Williams syndrome: a first study.

Katrina Farwig, Amanda G Harmon, Kristina M Fontana, Carolyn B Mervis, Colleen A Morris

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Article in American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Katrina FarwigDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Nevada School of Medicine, NV, USA.
Amanda G Harmon
Kristina M Fontana
Carolyn B Mervis
Colleen A Morris

Funding

GENOTYPE/PHENOTYPE CORRELATIONS IN WILLIAMS SYNDROMER01NS035102 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE · PI MERVIS, CAROLYN B. · 1996 to 2009
$12.5M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS035102NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS35102
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report on a study of genetic counseling to 43 adults with Williams syndrome (WS). Participants were initially asked what they knew about how WS occurs. Genetic counseling was provided with a focus on the basic genetics of WS, recurrence risk, and on participants' attitudes toward socio-cultural topics. Forty-nine percent indicated that they would be okay or happy if their baby had WS, 44% said they would be sad or upset, and 5% were unsure. The sad/upset group was significantly older than the okay/happy group and a significantly higher proportion of the former group indicated that they did not plan to have children. During the post-counseling session participants were questioned to determine if they recalled the facts previously presented. Eighty-one percent correctly gave the odds that their child would have WS. Fifty-three percent considered the 50-50 odds to be a high chance. After genetic counseling, 61% were able to state something that had been taught and 88% indicated that they would want to test their baby for WS before birth. Ninety-eight percent would recommend genetic counseling to others. Findings indicate that based on the type of genetic counseling provided in this study, the majority of individuals with WS-a genetic disorder associated with intellectual disability but with relative strengths in (concrete) language and in verbal rote memory-are able to learn simple facts about the genetics of WS and are eager to respond to socio-cultural questions regarding topics typically included in genetic counseling sessions.

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Genetic CounselingAdultChildChild CareFemaleHumansLearningMaleMiddle AgedReproductionRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesWilliams SyndromeYoung Adult

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