Creation and implementation of an environmental scan to assess cancer genetics services at three oncology care settings

EM Bednar, MT Walsh, E Baker, KI Muse… - Journal of genetic …, 2018 - Springer
An environmental scan (ES) is an efficient mixed-methods approach to collect and interpret
relevant data for strategic planning and project design. To date, the ES has not been used …

Breadth of genetic testing selected by patients at risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer

JB Szender, J Kaur, K Clayback, ML Hutton… - International Journal of …, 2018 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of patients at risk of hereditary
breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) syndrome to select the extent of genetic testing …

Characterizing runs of homozygosity and their impact on risk for psychosis in a population isolate

NM Melhem, C Lu, C Dresbold… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
An increased abundance of runs of homozygosity (ROH) has been associated with risk for
various diseases, including schizophrenia. Here we investigate the characteristics of ROH in …

Fine mapping regions of excess homozygosity-by-descent in Palau

C Dresbold - 2013 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
Schizophrenia is a devastating psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 1% of the
general population. Its complexity and enigmatic etiology place an economic and social …

Abstract P6-08-08: Concurrent DNA and RNA genetic testing identifies more patients with hereditary breast cancer than DNA testing alone

H LaDuca, L Hoang, J Dolinsky, J Profato, A Yussuf… - Cancer Research, 2020 - AACR
BACKGROUND: Germline genetic testing is routinely incorporated into clinical care for
breast cancer patients to inform management decisions and reduce risk for developing …

Dissemination of universal genetic testing to three unique oncology care settings.

E Bednar, KI Muse, HD Oakley, E Baker, MT Walsh… - 2017 - ascopubs.org
1590 Background: Efforts are occurring across the United States to improve the rates of
identification and standard of care genetic counseling (GC) and genetic testing (GT) of pts …