Jane Engelberg Memorial Fellowship Winner Studying Use of Video to Extend Genetic Counseling Services to Hospitalized Patients

10.20.2023

CHICAGO – Oct. 20, 2023 – While many hospitalized patients would benefit from genetic counseling, there aren’t enough genetic counselors to provide pre- and post-testing guidance. New research being previewed at the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) 42nd Annual Conference will assess whether that shortage can be addressed by having patients watch pre-test genetic counseling videos that help them decide whether to move forward with genetic testing.

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BRCA1/2 Genetic Variants May Increase Risk for Other Cancers Besides Breast, Ovarian, Prostate and Pancreatic, Large Study Finds

10.19.2023

CHICAGO – Oct. 19, 2023 – People who test positive for BRCA1/2 genetic variants may be at risk for other types of cancer beyond those previously known, according to a study being presented at the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) 42nd Annual Conference.

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Obstetricians Recognize Genetic Component to Preeclampsia, But Many Don’t Think Testing Would Change Treatment, Survey Shows African Americans More Likely to Suffer from Pregnancy Complication

10.18.2023

CHICAGO – Oct. 1, 2023 – All obstetricians (OBs) recognized that there is a genetic component to preeclampsia – a potentially deadly complication of pregnancy that affects many more pregnant people who identify as African American than those who identify as white – but only 60% believed the results of testing would change the treatment strategy, according to results of a survey being presented at the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) 42nd Annual Conference.

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Most Young Ashkenazi Jewish People Unaware of Risk for BRCA 1/2 variant and Jewish Genetic Diseases Knowledge Scores Lower than a Decade Ago

10.18.2023

CHICAGO – Oct. 18, 2023 – The majority of young people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent know little or nothing about their risk for cancer-causing BRCA1/2 genetic variants and Jewish genetic diseases (JGD) such as Tay-Sachs disease – and they know less about them than they did a decade ago, according to results of a survey being presented at the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) 42nd Annual Conference.

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