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Progress and Criteria in Public Health Applications of Gene Therapy and Gene Editing: Beyond the White Paper. 基因治疗和基因编辑在公共卫生应用中的进展和标准:超越白皮书。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1159/000546850
Stephen M Modell, Jennifer A Smith, Sharon L R Kardia
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Evaluating the Applied Knowledge of BRCA Testing Among Spanish-Preferring Latino Americans: The Influence of Acculturation and Literacy. 评价偏爱西班牙语的拉美裔美国人BRCA测试的应用知识:文化适应和读写能力的影响。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1159/000546903
Yi Liao, Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Kimberly A Kaphingst
{"title":"Evaluating the Applied Knowledge of BRCA Testing Among Spanish-Preferring Latino Americans: The Influence of Acculturation and Literacy.","authors":"Yi Liao, Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Kimberly A Kaphingst","doi":"10.1159/000546903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000546903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study examines applied knowledge about BRCA testing among Spanish-preferring Latino adults in the United States and identifies factors influencing this knowledge, addressing gaps in understanding genetic literacy within this demographic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A national survey was conducted with 196 Spanish- preferring Latino adults. Participants completed a questionnaire measuring applied knowledge of BRCA testing, acculturation variables, and literacy measures. Linear regression analysis explored relationships between these factors and applied knowledge scores.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean applied knowledge score was 2.33 out of 6, with 26.7% of participants scoring zero. Regression analysis revealed that younger age, female, higher education, higher e-health literacy, and higher numeracy were associated with greater applied knowledge. US identity and critical media literacy was negatively associated with applied knowledge scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Spanish-preferring Latino adults demonstrated lower applied knowledge of BRCA testing compared to the general U.S. population, highlighting a significant knowledge disparity. The study identified key factors influencing applied knowledge, such as age, ethnic identity, and e-health literacy, providing insights for developing targeted interventions to improve genetic literacy in this population. These findings can inform culturally competent genetic education initiatives to enhance health outcomes and decision-making regarding genetic testing among Spanish- preferring Latinos.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144327526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Towards Patient Involvement and Representation in the Governance of Genomic Data Archives: Deliberative forums with patients in Germany. 基因组数据档案管理中的患者参与和代表:德国患者审议论坛。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-05-28 DOI: 10.1159/000546172
Eric Apondo, Katja Mehlis, Andreas Bruns, Christoph Schickhardt, Eva Winkler, Andrea Züger
{"title":"Towards Patient Involvement and Representation in the Governance of Genomic Data Archives: Deliberative forums with patients in Germany.","authors":"Eric Apondo, Katja Mehlis, Andreas Bruns, Christoph Schickhardt, Eva Winkler, Andrea Züger","doi":"10.1159/000546172","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000546172","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Although it is generally agreed that the perspectives of patients should be included in decision-making about genomic data, patients rarely have a significant role in the governance of genomic data archives (GDAs). Guidance on the successful implementation of patient involvement (PI) in the governance of GDAs is lacking. This study explores the perspectives of German patients on PI in the governance of GDAs and how these perspectives can be implemented to have an impact on governance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted two online deliberative forums with 26 members of the cancer and rare diseases (RD) communities in Germany. The forums were analyzed qualitatively. The findings were discussed in a follow-up dialogue event with 17 of the participants and members of a GDA (The German Human Genome-Phenome Archive, GHGA) (n=9). Two patient co-researchers were involved in all phases of the study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five themes were identified: (a) motivations for PI; (b) concerns about PI; (c) areas of governance in which PI is required; (d) resources necessary for implementation of PI; and (e) the form PI should take.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For PI in GDAs to be meaningful, patient perspectives on the specific contextual aspects of GDAs should be actively sought. Patients' views on representation affect what form of PI they prefer and whether they experience the representation as legitimate. We discuss how the suggestions from the participants of this study were taken up in the governance policy of the GHGA.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Modern Family: An Ethical Justification for System-Led Contact of Relatives Eligible for Cascade Screening in the United States. 现代家庭:在美国,以系统为主导联系符合级联筛查条件的亲属的伦理理由。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-09 DOI: 10.1159/000541301
Katherine E Bonini, Hadley Stevens Smith, Emily S Bonkowski, Benjamin E Berkman, Leila Jamal
{"title":"Modern Family: An Ethical Justification for System-Led Contact of Relatives Eligible for Cascade Screening in the United States.","authors":"Katherine E Bonini, Hadley Stevens Smith, Emily S Bonkowski, Benjamin E Berkman, Leila Jamal","doi":"10.1159/000541301","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Though genomic science has rapidly advanced, efforts to demonstrate the population-level utility of genomics have been slow to follow. It has long been argued that the family is an important unit of significance in genomics, yet it has been challenging to address this in clinical care. This is apparent in how hospital administrators and clinicians in the United States typically approach cascade screening, the process of notifying and offering genetic testing to at-risk relatives of a patient with a hereditary condition. The most common notification approach is proband-led contact, in which the index patient is responsible for communicating a health risk to their relatives. This model has been associated with suboptimal outcomes. In contrast, recent research has shown that system-led contact, in which healthcare or public health institutions initiate communication to relatives with the proband's consent, has been associated with increased clinical utility and acceptability.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>With the needs of hospital administrators and clinicians in mind, we revisit normative questions about the appropriate way to notify relatives about their potentially elevated risk of developing an actionable disease. We review evidence demonstrating that system-led direct contact of relatives is feasible and acceptable. We further argue that system-led contact of relatives eligible for cascade screening is ethically justified if these programs are designed with public input, have an opt-out provision, and are implemented for conditions that meet specific criteria which we propose in this article.</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>In this article, we emphasize the usefulness of public health ethics frameworks to inform the design of system-led contact programs. Beyond this, we make the case that such programs are necessary to realize the population utility of genomic medicine equitably.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"19-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631462","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Workplace Genomic Testing: What Do Company Websites Say about Federal Privacy and Anti-Discrimination Laws? 职场基因检测:公司网站对联邦隐私和反歧视法有何看法?
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-03 DOI: 10.1159/000546189
Betty Cohn, Anya E R Prince, Katherine Callahan, J Scott Roberts, Alyx Vogle, Debra J H Mathews
{"title":"Workplace Genomic Testing: What Do Company Websites Say about Federal Privacy and Anti-Discrimination Laws?","authors":"Betty Cohn, Anya E R Prince, Katherine Callahan, J Scott Roberts, Alyx Vogle, Debra J H Mathews","doi":"10.1159/000546189","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000546189","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Employees considering participation in workplace genetic and/or genomic testing (wGT) as part of workplace wellness programs should be aware of legal protections of their personal genetic information. Given the relevance of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) for informed decision-making, employers offering wGT should ideally inform employees of these health policies prior to collecting any genetic data. It is unclear, however, whether and to what extent such information is being provided. Company websites provide one important resource for making employees - and the public at large - aware of important health policies governing workplace wellness programs in general, and wGT services in particular.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We systematically reviewed the websites of 420 companies (including 140 privately held companies from the 2019 Forbes list of largest privately held companies, 140 publicly held companies from the 2019 Forbes list of largest publicly held companies, 104 hospitals/hospital systems, and 36 companies that had evidence that they offer/have offered wGT) offering wGT services to determine if they included reference to HIPAA and GINA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our search for wGT programs on company websites found that 50 of 420 companies had evidence of offering wGT. We found 32/50 (64%) mentions of HIPAA and no mentions of GINA.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>It is imperative that HIPAA and GINA are upheld by both vendors and employers. Accessible and understandable information on these policies is needed for employees to analyze the benefits and risks of participating in wGT.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"190-195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Adopting Public Health Genomics when the House Is on Fire: How Will We Navigate to 2030? 当房子着火时采用公共健康基因组学:我们将如何导航到2030年?
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-02 DOI: 10.1159/000543161
Jeffrey Braithwaite, Samantha Spanos, Klay Lamprell, Maryam Vizheh, Samran Sheriff, Georgia Fisher, Lisa Pagano, Louise A Ellis, Kate Churruca, Romika Patel, Natalie Taylor, Stephanie Best, Janet C Long
{"title":"Adopting Public Health Genomics when the House Is on Fire: How Will We Navigate to 2030?","authors":"Jeffrey Braithwaite, Samantha Spanos, Klay Lamprell, Maryam Vizheh, Samran Sheriff, Georgia Fisher, Lisa Pagano, Louise A Ellis, Kate Churruca, Romika Patel, Natalie Taylor, Stephanie Best, Janet C Long","doi":"10.1159/000543161","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543161","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"53-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11844696/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142923460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Facilitating Equitable Access to Genomic Testing for Advanced Cancer: A Combined Intuition and Theory-Informed Approach to Intervention Development and Deployment. 促进晚期癌症基因组检测的公平获取:干预措施开发和部署的直觉和理论结合方法。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-11 DOI: 10.1159/000544946
Rona Weerasuriya, Joseph Elias, Melissa Martyn, Sophie O'Haire, Clara Gaff, Kortnye Smith, Jayesh Desai, Natalie Taylor
{"title":"Facilitating Equitable Access to Genomic Testing for Advanced Cancer: A Combined Intuition and Theory-Informed Approach to Intervention Development and Deployment.","authors":"Rona Weerasuriya, Joseph Elias, Melissa Martyn, Sophie O'Haire, Clara Gaff, Kortnye Smith, Jayesh Desai, Natalie Taylor","doi":"10.1159/000544946","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000544946","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Rapid advancements in genomic testing have revolutionised cancer care diagnostics and treatment. However, keeping pace with the evolving genomics knowledge is a challenge for oncologists who are not genomic experts. This detrimentally impacts on equitable patient access to related services and benefits which require training in genomics. In Australia, cancer incidence, survival, and mortality rates are significantly worse in the most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas compared to the least disadvantaged areas. Guided by implementation science methods, the research aimed to determine how to support oncologists with varying levels of genomic expertise to tailor optimal treatment decisions and deliver a high-quality service, across diverse geographical locations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used a novel approach combining clinician intuition and implementation science theory to co-design service interventions (i.e., service models) and associated implementation strategies to inform operationalisation. Phenomenology and principles of co-design guided two phases of data collection with two separate cohorts of oncologists delivering care to advanced cancer patients. Phase 1 interview data were coded thematically to develop the service models, while phase 2 focus group data were used to identify implementation strategies to support service model operationalisation. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) informed phase 1 and 2 data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Phase 1 established three overarching themes and nine subthemes: (1) access - potential for inequitable patient access by centralising genomic expertise, (2) indicators for test use - identifying suitable patients for complex genomic profiling (CGP) testing, and (3) supporting use of results - confidence to discuss results, particularly from germline and somatic testing. Five challenges were prioritised, mapped to the CGP clinical pathway, and coded to 11 unique CFIR constructs. Across all five prioritised challenges, we recorded 19 intuitive and generated 21 theory-informed strategies. The development of three service models (i.e., centralised expert, local super user, and point of care resources) arose through considering these strategies in combination with the study teams' broader experiences with the iPREDICT trial. In phase 2, we identified 11 implementation challenges, mapped to 7 CFIR constructs, and 11 intuitive and 20 theory-informed strategies for service model operationalisation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The service models generated from our study are currently being tested in a multi-centre implementation study to evaluate feasibility, effectiveness, acceptability, sustainability, and scalability.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"113-130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143607046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluating the Implementation of the Rapid Prenatal Exome Sequencing Service in England. 评估英格兰快速产前外显子组测序(pES)服务的实施情况。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-12 DOI: 10.1159/000543104
Holly Walton, Morgan Daniel, Michelle Peter, Hannah McInnes-Dean, Rhiannon Mellis, Stephanie Allen, Naomi J Fulop, Lyn S Chitty, Melissa Hill
{"title":"Evaluating the Implementation of the Rapid Prenatal Exome Sequencing Service in England.","authors":"Holly Walton, Morgan Daniel, Michelle Peter, Hannah McInnes-Dean, Rhiannon Mellis, Stephanie Allen, Naomi J Fulop, Lyn S Chitty, Melissa Hill","doi":"10.1159/000543104","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>In October 2020, a national rapid prenatal exome sequencing (pES) service was rolled out across the English National Health Service (NHS). This service is delivered by multiple clinical and two laboratory teams. While there was high level national guidance to support implementation, it was unclear how the service had been delivered in practice. This study evaluated pES service implementation across England, using the major system change (MSC) framework to explore links between implementation approaches and outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a national mixed-methods multi-site study of 17 clinical genomics services, their linked fetal medicine services and two laboratories delivering the pES service. The MSC framework informed the study. Key documents, semi-structured interviews (eight national service developers, 55 staff), and surveys (n = 159 staff) were analysed using inductive and deductive thematic analysis and descriptive statistics. Findings were integrated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Implementation was influenced by a range of factors including evidence of benefit, laboratory service reconfiguration, and stakeholder support. Local implementation approaches varied; seven models of service delivery were identified. Key differences between models included leadership, staffing, and multidisciplinary team approaches. Local staff factors (e.g., time, capacity, attitudes), pES service factors (e.g., communication/collaboration, logistics), and organisational factors (e.g., infrastructure and previous experience) influenced implementation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We have identified multiple barriers and facilitators that are associated with implementing a major change to genomic services in a complex national healthcare system. This study highlights which models of pES may work in practice and why. Findings will inform future development of the pES service.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"34-52"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Informational, Support, and Educational Needs of Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Trait. 镰状细胞特征患儿家长的信息、支持和教育需求。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-15 DOI: 10.1159/000545911
Molly Lynch, Rebecca Wright, Melissa Raspa, Marian Sullivan
{"title":"Informational, Support, and Educational Needs of Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Trait.","authors":"Molly Lynch, Rebecca Wright, Melissa Raspa, Marian Sullivan","doi":"10.1159/000545911","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000545911","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Given that sickle cell disease (SCD) is a heritable condition, it is important for people who have sickle cell trait (SCT) to be aware of their status and understand their risks. This paper explores the information, education, and support needs of families whose child screens positive for SCT through newborn screening.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We interviewed multiple types of key informants, including family members, healthcare providers, and representatives from national SCD organizations and community-based organizations, and state newborn screening programs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that notification and counseling related to SCT are often deprioritized and less timely than for SCD. Few systems track follow-up for these infants and ensure that the results reach families as SCT does not require immediate treatment. Parents reported receiving minimal follow-up and health-related information from healthcare providers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Increasing patient-provider communication about SCT and connecting families to services could have a lasting impact on generational health.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"176-179"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144019719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pediatric DTC Genetic Testing for Adult-Onset Inherited Cancer Risk: The Perspectives of High-Risk Parents. 针对成人遗传性癌症风险的儿科 DTC 基因检测:高风险父母的观点。
IF 1.3 4区 医学
Public Health Genomics Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-05 DOI: 10.1159/000543913
Madison K Kilbride, Beth N Peshkin, Jada G Hamilton, Jamie Brower, Hannah Ovadia, Lainie Friedman Ross, Rosalba Sacca, Beth Tarini, Susan M Domchek, Sarah Vittone, Marcelo M Sleiman, Mary Rose Yockel, Caroline Salafia, Claudine Isaacs, Benjamin S Wilfond, Muriel R Statman, Kenneth P Tercyak
{"title":"Pediatric DTC Genetic Testing for Adult-Onset Inherited Cancer Risk: The Perspectives of High-Risk Parents.","authors":"Madison K Kilbride, Beth N Peshkin, Jada G Hamilton, Jamie Brower, Hannah Ovadia, Lainie Friedman Ross, Rosalba Sacca, Beth Tarini, Susan M Domchek, Sarah Vittone, Marcelo M Sleiman, Mary Rose Yockel, Caroline Salafia, Claudine Isaacs, Benjamin S Wilfond, Muriel R Statman, Kenneth P Tercyak","doi":"10.1159/000543913","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543913","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Despite guidelines discouraging pediatric genetic testing for adult-onset hereditary cancer risk, direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies make them available to children's parents. This study examined the perspectives of high-risk parents toward such testing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Interviews were conducted with N = 30 parents (children ages 10-21) carrying pathogenic variants in cancer-causing genes available for detection through DTC tests. Interviews were analyzed inductively using a standardized methodology to identify prominent themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three major themes were identified: (1) high-risk parents' motivations for pediatric genetic testing, (2) risks and benefits of pediatric genetic testing, and (3) parental involvement of children in decision-making about testing. Although only n = 5 parents (17% of the sample) reported that their children were genetically tested (n = 3 through a DTC company, n = 2 through a clinician), 73% endorsed pediatric genetic testing for general health reasons. Many parents (53%) expressed a preference for clinical testing over DTC testing. While parents recognized the limits of DTC testing, some (40%) expressed that it should remain available to high-risk parents for the purpose of identifying cancer risks in their children. Children's maturity (70%), interest in testing (77%), and anticipated responses to testing (43%) were cited as important decisional considerations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Few high-risk parents utilized DTC testing for their children. Parents generally preferred the prospect of clinical testing, but some believed DTC testing should be an option available to families. Clinicians should discuss the risks and benefits of pediatric genetic testing, including DTC, with high-risk parents. This may facilitate more informed decision-making that minimizes potential harms.</p>","PeriodicalId":49650,"journal":{"name":"Public Health Genomics","volume":" ","pages":"102-112"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11867838/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143191061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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