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The importance of genetic counselling in genome-wide sequencing

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Genome-wide sequencing (GWS) is the most sensitive test available for detecting pathogenic genetic variants. In line with guidelines in North America and Europe, best clinical practice requires GWS to be implemented as a holistic clinical service that includes both pre-test and post-test genetic counselling.

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  1. Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Alison M. Elliott & Jan M. Friedman

  2. BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Alison M. Elliott & Jan M. Friedman

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A.M.E. contributed to all aspects of the article. J.M.F. made substantial contributions to discussions of the content and reviewed and/or edited the manuscript before submission.

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Elliott, A.M., Friedman, J.M. The importance of genetic counselling in genome-wide sequencing. Nat Rev Genet 19, 735–736 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-018-0057-3

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