ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2014
Looking back and moving forward: an historical perspective from laboratory genetic counselors.
Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- The experiences of non-direct patient care genetic counselors in South Africa-A qualitative study.Journal of genetic counseling · 2026Article
- The evolving role of genetic counselors in South Africa: A decade of growth.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Graduate training, credentialing, and continuing education to prepare genetic counselors for laboratory roles-Results of a national survey.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Genetic counselors' professional identity in North America: A scoping review.Journal of genetic counseling · 2025Article
- Analysis of the reported use of practice-based competencies by North American genetic counselors during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of genetic counseling · 2021Article
- Evolving Roles of Genetic Counselors in the Clinical Laboratory.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine · 2020Review
- The composition and capacity of the clinical genetics workforce in high-income countries: a scoping review.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2020Article
- The rise of the genetic counseling profession in China.American journal of medical genetics. Part C, Seminars in medical genetics · 2019Article
- Genetic Counsellors and Private Practice: Professional Turbulence and Common Values.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- Response to Commercial Genetic Testing and the Future of the Genetic Counseling Profession.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- Risk for Patient Harm in Canadian Genetic Counseling Practice: It's Time to Consider Regulation.Journal of genetic counseling · 2017Article
- Further Defining the Role of the Laboratory Genetic Counselor.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Genetic Counselors in Startup Companies: Redefining the Genetic Counselor Role.Journal of genetic counseling · 2016Article
- Evolving Roles for Physicians and Genetic Counselors in Managing Complex Genetic Disorders.Clinical and translational gastroenterology · 2015Article
- Ethical and Professional Challenges Encountered by Laboratory Genetic Counselors.Journal of genetic counseling · 2015Article
- The utilization of counseling skills by the laboratory genetic counselor.Journal of genetic counseling · 2015Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Despite a consistent increase in genetic counselors who report working in laboratory positions, there is a relative dearth of literature on laboratory genetic counseling. Semi-structured interviews were completed with nine laboratory genetic counselors to document how positions were created and have changed with time. Interview transcriptions were analyzed for emerging themes. Several common themes were identified, including that early positions were often part-time, laboratory-initiated and had a lack of job definition. Laboratory genetic counselors commented on their evolving roles and responsibilities, with their positions becoming more technical and specialized over time and many taking on managerial and supervisory roles. All genetic counselors surveyed reported using core genetic counseling skills in their positions. The expansion of diagnostic testing and quickly evolving technology were common themes in regards to the future of laboratory genetic counselors, and participants commented on laboratory genetic counselors having expanding roles with data management, result interpretation and reporting, and guidance of other healthcare providers. Other comments included the impact of competition among laboratories and how training programs can better prepare genetic counseling students for a career in the laboratory setting. This study describes the emergence, and subsequent evolution, of laboratory genetic counseling positions as a significant subspecialty of genetic counseling.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.