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A Key Role for the Genetic Counsellor in the Genomics Era

2018-12-17

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New genetic testing technologies such as microarrays and whole exome sequencing mean the diagnostic potential for a child with a development disorder is greatly increased over traditional testing techniques. With this increased potential comes increased expectations from families and professionals about the answers a diagnosis will provide. However, limitations remain and a proportion of individuals will continu...

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Literature Corpus work: 819a2856-b71e-55f4-8c86-7f6f05f36536
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.14222.2

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