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Genetic Counseling and Testing for Alzheimer Disease: Joint Practice Guidelines of the American College of Medical Genetics and the National Society of Genetic Counselors

Jill S. Goldman, MS, MPhil, Susan E. Hahn, MS, Jennifer Williamson Catania, MS, MPH, Susan LaRusse-Eckert, MS, Melissa Barber Butson, ScM, Malia Rumbaugh, MS, Michelle N. Strecker, MS, J. Scott Roberts, PhD, Wylie Burke, MD, PhD, Richard Mayeux, MD, MSc, and Thomas Bird, MD
J Genet Med, 13(6): 597-605 (2011).

Genetic Cancer Risk Assessment and Counseling: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors 

Riley B., Culver J., Skrzynia, C., Senter L., Peters, J., Costalas J., Callif-Daley F., Grumet S., Hunt K., Nagy R., McKinnon W., Petrucelli N., Bennett R., Trepanier A., et al. J Genet Couns, 13(2): 83-114 (2011).

Genetic Counseling and Screening of Consanguineous Couples and their Offspring: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors - Reaffirmed September 2009

Bennett, R.L., Motulsky, A.G., Bittles, A., Hudgins, L., Uhrich, S., Doyle, D.L., et al.
 J Genet Couns, 11(2): 97-119 (2002).

Cystic Fibrosis Prenatal Screening in Genetic Counseling Practice: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors - Under Revision

Langfelder-Schwind, E., Kloza, E., Sugarman, E., Pettersen, B., NSGC Subcommittee on Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Testing, Brown, T., et al.
J Genet Couns, 14(1): 1-15 (2005).

Practice Guidelines for Communicating a Prenatal or Postnatal Diagnosis of Down Syndrome: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors

Kathryn B. Sheets,  Blythe G. Crissman, Cori D. Feist,  Susan L. Sell,  Lisa R. Johnson, Kelly C. Donahue, Diane Masser-Frye, Gail S. Brookshire, Amanda M. Carre, Danielle LaGrave, Campbell K. Brasington
J Genet Couns (2011).

Fabry Disease in Genetic Counseling Practice: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors - Under Revision

Bennett, R.L., Hart, K.A., O’Rourke, E., Barranger, J.A., Johnson, J., MacDermot, K.D., et al.
J Genet Couns, 11(2): 121-146 (2002).

Genetic Counseling and Testing for FMR1 Gene Mutations: Practice Guidelines of the National Society of Genetic Counselors

             Finucane, B. , Abrams, L., Cronister, A., Archibald, A.D., Bennett, R.L., McConkie-Rosell, A.
             J Genet Couns, 21(6): 752-760 (2012).

Risk Assessment and Genetic Counseling for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors 

Berliner, J., Fay, A.M. Cummings, S., Burnett, B., Tillmanns, T.
J Genet Couns (2012).

Standardized Human Pedigree Nomenclature: Update and Assessment of the Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors

Bennett, R.L., French, K.S.,  Resta, R.G., Doyle, D.L.
J Genet Couns, 17(5): 424-433 (2008).

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in Genetic Counseling Practice: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors- Reaffirmed October 2009

Radtke, H.B., Sebold, C.D., Allison, C., Larsen Haidle, J., Schneider,G.
J Genet Couns, 16(3): 387-407 (2007).

Genetic Counseling and Evaluation of Couples with Recurrent Miscarriage: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors - Reaffirmed April 2010

Laurino, M.Y., Bennett, R.L., Saraiya, D.S., Baumeister, L., Doyle D.L., Leppig, K., et al.
J Genet Couns, 14(3): 165-181 (2005).

NSGC Practice Guidleine: Prenatal Screening and Diagnostic Testing Options for Chromosome Aneuploidy

K.L. Wilson, J.L. Czerqinski, J.M. Hoskovec, S.J. Noblin, C.M. Sullivan, A. Harbison, M.W. Campion, K. Devary, P.Devers, C.N. Singletary. J Genet Couns, 22(1): 4-15 (2013).

Identification of Individuals at Risk for Lynch Syndrome Using Targeted Evaluations and Genetic Testing: Recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer Joint Practice Guideline

Scott M. Weissman, Randall Burt, James Church, Steve Erdman, Heather Hampel, Spring Holter, Kory Jasperson, Matt F. Kalady, Joy Larsen Haidle and Henry T. Lynch, et al. J Genet Couns, 21(4): 484-93 (2012).

 

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