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ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2015

Sickle Cell Trait Screening of Collegiate Athletes: Ethical Reasons for Program Reform.

Rosalie Ferrari, Lisa S Parker, Robin E Grubs, Lakshmanan Krishnamurti

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Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rosalie FerrariDepartment of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA. rosalieferrari@gmail.com.
Lisa S ParkerDepartment of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
Robin E GrubsDepartment of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA.
Lakshmanan KrishnamurtiDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · USChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requires all student-athletes have their sickle cell trait (SCT) status confirmed prior to athletic participation. The NCAA approved the screening program in 2010 for institutions participating in Division I athletics and extended it in subsequent years to institutions at Division II and III levels. Ethical concerns about the controversial policy focus on its mandatory nature and potential impact on student-athletes, particularly through stigmatization of and discrimination against those with SCT. Organizations, such as the American Society of Hematology (ASH), oppose the imposition of SCT testing and instead recommend universal precautions that would protect the entire student-athlete population without revealing student-athletes' SCT statuses. This paper discusses these issues and offers recommendations, including genetic counseling, which would improve the current SCT screening program. It argues that implementation of universal precautions would ensure that the most ethically sound practices are afforded to every student-athlete.

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AdultAthletesFemaleGenetic CounselingHumansMass ScreeningSickle Cell TraitSports MedicineSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesYoung AdultEducationEthical issuesGenetic counselingGenetic screeningNational Collegiate Athletic AssociationSickle cell traitUniversal precautions

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PMID26040250
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