Clinical Genome Sequencing. Psychological Considerations

Table of Contents

1. Genetic Testing Expanded Aad Tibben and Barbara Bowles Biesecker 2. Responses to Sequencing Information Leslie Biesecker and Barbara Bowles Biesecker 3. Consenting Patients to Genome Sequencing Heidi Carmen Howard 4. Judgement and Decision Making in Genome Sequencing William Klein and Barbara Bowles Biesecker 5. Uncertainties in Genome Sequencing Barbara Bowles Biesecker and Aad Tibben 6. Direct to Consumer Genome Sequencing Cecile Janssens 7. Precision (Personalized) Medicine Marc S. Williams 8. Genetic Counseling and Genomic Sequencing Barbara Bernhardt 9. Genome Sequencing in Pediatrics Candice Cornelis 10. Genome Sequencing in Prenatal Testing and Screening Sam Riedijk 11. Genome Sequencing in Psychiatric Disorders Christian Bouwkamp 12. Ethical Issues in Genome Sequencing Guido de Wert 13. Summary of Key Areas for Research Barbara Bowles Biesecker and Aad Tibben

Authors

Aad Tibben Clinical Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. Dr. Aad Tibben was professor at the Department of Clinical Genetics at the Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands and has a private practice as a psychotherapist. Dr. Tibben served as project Leader of the research line on psychological effects of predictive DNA-testing for late onset hereditary disorders. In 2018 he received the first Aad Tibben Award from the European Meeting on Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics (EMPAG). Dr. Tibben has published more than 170 papers in peer reviewed journals including the European Journal of Human Genetics, the Journal of Genetic Counseling, and Clinical Genetics. Barbara B. Biesecker Head of the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Genetic Services unit and Director, Genetic Counselor Training Program, NHGRI. Dr. Barbara B. Biesecker is a Distinguished Fellow at RTI, International. Dr. Biesecker was Head of the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) Genetic Services Research Unit and Director of the Johns Hopkins University/NHGRI Genetic Counseling Graduate Program for 24 years. Dr. Biesecker served as president in 1989, and received the National Leadership Award from the National Society of Genetic Counselors in 2015. Dr. Biesecker has published over 150 papers in peer reviewed journals including JAMA IM, Genetics in Medicine, Patient Education and Counseling, Clinical Genetics and the European Journal of Human Genetics.