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North American Genetic Counselors' Approach To Collecting And Using Ancestry In Clinical Practice, Alexandra Hubbel, Elizabeth Hogan, Anne Matthews, Aaron Goldenberg
North American Genetic Counselors' Approach To Collecting And Using Ancestry In Clinical Practice, Alexandra Hubbel, Elizabeth Hogan, Anne Matthews, Aaron Goldenberg
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Current guidelines from the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) recommend that patients' ancestry be obtained when taking a family history. However, no study has explored how consistently genetic counselors obtain or utilize this information. The goals of this study included assessing how genetic counselors collect their patients' ancestry, what factors influence this decision, and how they view the utility of this information. Genetic counselors working in a direct patient care setting in the US or Canada were recruited to participate in an anonymous survey via an NSGC email blast. Most participants (n = 115) obtain information about their patients' …